Anthony Njagi | NATION Teddy Ngeene (left) and Lewis Kori during their rites of passage Camp at Kiu-Kenda Farm in Kiambu county.
By ANTHONY NJAGI anjagi@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted Saturday, December 31 2011 at 22:00
Posted Saturday, December 31 2011 at 22:00
Since birth, they have shared a common bond. Lewis Kori and Teddy Ngeene are twins and their special bond has dramatically shaped their lives in the last 14 years.
The highlight of this shared destiny appeared to crystalise when they scored nearly identical grades in the 2011 KCPE exam. They had only a five-point difference.
Both scored straight As in English and Kiswahili and A- in science. The only difference was in mathematics, where Teddy got A and Lewis A-. In social studies, Teddy scored A while Lewis had A-.
Overall, Lewis had 410 marks and Teddy 405.
“I feel very happy about my grades and I’m grateful to God. I hope to join Alliance High School,” Lewis told the Sunday Nation. Teddy said he found the exams fair but Kiswahili was hard.
Favourite subjects
Their favourite subjects were science and maths.
The twins went to Tigoni Primary, a public school in Limuru, Kiambu county. They hope to join Alliance High School, which was their first choice.
They had picked Nakuru and Mang’u high schools as second and third choices respectively.
Their parents, John and Monica Kihiu, said the boys have always been together and they would not wish to separate them as this might disrupt their progress, hence the choice of the same schools.
The twins, the first-born in a family of three, were described by family members and peers as obedient, hard-working and resourceful; the common trait being they do everything together.
Rite of passage
It was, therefore, not surprising that both enrolled for a rite of passage organised by the Presbyterian Church of East Africa Kahawa Farmers Parish during the December holidays.
The boys, who seem too tall and well-built for their age, are similarly fascinated by outdoor activities like playing football, swimming and volleyball.
It was celebration at Tigoni Primary School as teachers, parents and pupils congratulated the twins for their sterling performance. Their former class teacher David Ndung’u said the two boys worked hard and were well behaved.
So close are the boys that when one of them fell sick the other one would skip school. They read the same books, like the same environment and share a bedroom.
On Sundays they wear identical clothes but on weekdays they wear different colours.
Teddy is a talkative while Lewis is reserved. And they adore their younger sister, Muthoni, who is four years old.
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