My twins are best friends

TWINS

For Nalongo Michelle Lubega, a resident of Kiwanga in Mukono District, her last delivery was a set of twins.

"I wasn't surprised to give birth to twins because the twin gene in my family is very strong. Most of my sisters, brothers, uncles and grandparents, have had several pairs of twins.

I was unfortunate that the twins I first gave birth to passed away at an early age, but I thank God that this pair, Precious Wasswa and Patience Nakato have lived for eight years now," Nalongo Lubega says.

She recalls that when her twins were babies, Nakato walked, crawled and talked before Wasswa, who followed suit after a month.

Nalongo Lubega says since childhood, Nakato used to perform so well in class, but with time, Wasswa started performing a little better than Nakato.  

"My twins have loved each other right from infancy. Waswa says he cannot settle when Nakato is absent," she says.

She says Wasswa insists on having his twin sister nearby wherever he goes and even asks for the same chores because they are inseparable.

Nakato says that they go to the same school, New Hormisdallen Primary School in Kirinya Bweyogerere, and they are in the same P. 3 stream.

"Since I am the only girl among my five brothers, they all love to be with me, but I love being with Wasswa most because we were born in the same hour.

"The lockdown has continued to strengthen our love for each other in that we have learnt more about each other's interests and how to solve problems together as twins," Nakato says.

Traditional rituals

Salongo Lubega and Nalongo Lubega say they are staunch Anglicans, who didn't take their twins through traditional twin rituals.

"We took our twins to church for blessings because we believe that twins are just like any other children," said their father.