A new video showing women from various Catholic churches arriving in buses after claims that an image resembling the Virgin Mary had appeared on the wall of a house in Kisii has emerged, offering a striking glimpse into the extraordinary scenes that unfolded at the rural homestead.
The video captures how women from different churches abruptly brought their normal services to an end before making their way to Getare Village, Emenwa Sub-Location, in Kisii County, where word had spread that an image resembling Mary, the mother of Jesus, had appeared on the wall of a family kitchen.
Shared on the night of Sunday, September 6, 2026, the footage shows the women arriving in yellow buses alongside their church choirs and officials, before disembarking and immediately breaking into songs as they prepared to join the long queues of people hoping to see the unusual sight.
The arrival of the groups further illustrated the scale of attention the incident had attracted, with Catholic faithful travelling together from their respective churches in what appeared to be an organised trip to the homestead.
Some of the groups arrived accompanied by members of the clergy, nuns and sisters, all of whom were forced to join lengthy lines because of the sheer number of people who had converged at the compound.
As the crowds continued to swell, the faithful could be seen standing patiently in long queues as they waited for their opportunity to approach the section of the kitchen wall where the image had been seen and spend a moment praying at the site.
The video captures the remarkable extent to which the quiet homestead had been transformed, with virtually every available space in the expansive compound occupied by people who had turned up to witness the phenomenon for themselves.
The compound, which is surrounded by several mud-walled huts and other simple structures, was packed with visitors, with some standing in groups while others used their mobile phones to record the extraordinary influx of people.
The footage gives a vivid impression of the commotion at the homestead, where people continued streaming in as others waited patiently for their turn to get closer to the wall.
For the women who had travelled in buses, however, it remained unclear from the footage whether they eventually managed to reach the wall and see the image, as they appeared to be positioned towards the back of the long queues.
The lines also appeared difficult to control, with some younger people seen moving ahead of others as the crowds jostled and hurried to get a glimpse of the figure that had drawn hundreds of people to the homestead.
Rare scene
The scenes came after reports of an image resembling the Virgin Mary appearing on a soot-darkened wall at the home of Mary Onsombi and her husband, 67-year-old Charles Onsombi, in Getare Village.
Mary, a peasant farmer and devout Catholic, noticed a faint shadow or unusual pattern on the wall of the small mud-walled kitchen and believed that its shape resembled the Virgin Mary.
What began as an observation inside the family home quickly spread beyond the village, drawing large crowds of Catholic faithful, curious residents, schoolchildren and people travelling from neighbouring areas to see the image.
The homestead subsequently turned into an impromptu prayer and pilgrimage site, with the volume of visitors becoming so overwhelming that concerns were raised about managing the crowds and protecting the mud-walled structure.
People who visited the home have offered different interpretations of what they saw on the wall, with some Catholic faithful convinced that the shape represented a spiritual manifestation of the Virgin Mary.
Others have approached the phenomenon with greater caution, with Charles Onsombi questioning the extraordinary claims surrounding the wall and pointing to the possibility that images circulating online had been digitally altered or enhanced.
The incident has consequently placed faith, perception and technology at the centre of a growing conversation, particularly as photographs and videos of the wall continue to circulate widely on social media.
