Three girls who have dominated headlines since April will for the first time know their true identity on Saturday following a DNA test that was done in Nairobi.
Sharon Matheus, Melon Lutenyo and Melvis Imbaya travelled from Kitale on Friday to collect the results after two months of waiting, reports the Standard.
And its believed that Sharon and Melon could be identical twins who were separated at birth. From their physical features to other complexity, one can easily tell they are related.
Interestingly, all the three girls were born around some dates almost 20 years ago in Kakamega Provincial Hospital. One Angelina Omina was given a baby named Sharon. Rosemary Onyango was given twins she named Melon and Mevis. They are however 'fraternal'.
Wilson Lutah, who brought up Sharon in Kangemi, said the girls will not be affected no matter the outcome. He also said Sharon is becoming inquisitive every day.
“From when they found each other, to the attention they got when their story was first told, it has changed them,” he says.
“She is always asking questions. It is like she is trying to make sense of her past and future,” he says.
He says after they get the results, they will embark on guiding the girls who are Form Four candidates to shift their focus to academics.
“The tests will allow them to move on, and it will make us as parents decide how to move forward,” he says.
Even more confounding was that they would find themselves going to school in the same county and reconnect through social media.
“From the moment we met, we knew we had a connection… we feel like sisters. Even if DNA tests says something different, we will always be sisters,” the twins had retaliated in previous interview.
But for Mrs Omina, who has been bringing up Sharon, it's pensive mood. She is concerned that the girl she has brought up all along could not be hers. Also she's unsure of whether Melvis Imbaya, the third girl, could turn out to be hers.
“I keep asking myself what will happen if they do the tests and say all of them are not my babies. Where is mine?” said Angelina amidst sobs when they first went for DNA sampling.