MARIA AND CONSOLATA TO BE BURIED TOMORROW

Internal Medicine – Physician Dr. Faith Kundy of Iringa regional Referral Hospital.

Mwandishi wa habari wa gazeti la guardian mkoani Iringa Friday Simbaya (mbele) akiwa katika picha ya pamoja na walezi na ndugu wa marehemu mapacha walioungana Maria na Consolata muda mfupi baada ya mahojiano kuhusu utaratibu wa mazishi halo jumatano katika makaburi masista Tosamaganga wilayani Iringa, mkoani Iringa jana. Kutoka kushoto waliosimama nyuma ni mkuu wa masista wa Consolata Tanzania Sr. Jane Nugi, kaka mkubwa wa marehemu mapacha David Mwakikuti na Sr. Paskalina Mkolomi. (Picha na Mwandishi wetu).

Iringa District Commissioner Richard Kasesela

By Friday Simbaya, Iringa

Tanzanian conjoined twins Maria and Consolata Mwakikuti who died at the age 21 on Saturday after suffering respiratory complications at Iringa Regional Referral hospital to be put to rest on Wednesday this week, it has been confirmed.

The two girls, who were joined from the navel downwards and shared organs like the liver and lungs, had two hearts and separate heads and arms, according to the Internal Medicine – Physician Dr. Faith Kundy of Iringa regional Referral Hospital.

The Iringa Regional government, Consolata Sisters Tanzania and the relatives of late twins held the meeting today (yesterday) to discuss on the matter of the funeral of the late conjoined twins and have agreed to bury them in one coffin and one grave.

According to the Iringa District Commissioner Richard Kasesela on behalf of the Iringa regional Commissioner Amina Masenza, told the journalist yesterday that everything has gone well and said the girls will be put to rest on Wednesday.

He said that the bodies of the late twins are preserved at Iringa Regional Referral Hospital mortuary and they were now preparing their coffin for body viewing at Ruaha Catholic University (RUCU) where they were studying as teachers.

Kasesela has appealed to Iringa residents come in great numbers and support for both financially and wealth towards the funeral costs.

On her part, Consolata Sisters Tanzania Regional Superior Sr. Jane Nugi said as the guardian of the conjoined twins, they have agreed together the relatives and the government that funeral will take place at Tosamaganga Cemetery where the deceased Consolata sisters are buried in Iringa District, Iringa region.

She said that they have received the sadden death of the twin with heartbroken and sorrow because they were living the girls as a family but now there no longer part of family because they are gone forever.

And also, David Mwakikuti the elder brother of late conjoined twins from Dar es Salaam and their little mother Anna Mshumbusi all the way from Bukoba have arrived for the funeral of Maria and Consolata.

Mwakikuti said they are five in the family of old man Juma Mwakukiti but now they have remained three after her young sisters died.

He said that both his late father and his mother were government workers working as agricultural officer and livestock officer respectively.

David mwakuti who was born in 1991 is working with Operation Mobilization (OP) company based in Dar es Saalam, adding that he is now breadwinner who is looking after young sisters.

Both David and his little mother Anna Mshumbusi have received the death the two girls with sorrow because they have lived up with their dreams.

They said the girls were very inspirational because they promised that when they finish their studies they wanted to be teachers and community workers to help people with disabilities like them.

Maria and Consolata died on 2nd June, 2018 between 20:30 and 21:00 hrs at night at Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Iringa regional hospital. They were admitted at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam on 17/05/2018 before brought to Iringa regional hospital.

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