×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Home To Bold Columnists
★★★★ - on Play Store
Read on the App

Sharon and Melon story mirrors that of other children

Sharon Mathias, Melvis Imbaya and Melon Lutenyo at their Furfural home in Likuyani, Kakamega County. [Kevin Tunoi, Standard]

The saga involving Melon Lutenyo and Sharon Mathias is not new. Indeed if DNA tests prove they are sisters, they will join about 1,894 twins separated at birth and raised apart.

The Twin Studies Centre of California State University, US, has since 1922 collected data of publicly known twins separated at birth.

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week
Bold Reporting Takes Time, Courage and Investment. Stand With Us.
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimized reading experience
  • Weekly Newsletters
  • MPesa, Airtel Money and Cards accepted
Already a subscriber? Log in