Story thread · 2 reports / 2 sources

Machete-wielding farmer destroys kitchen where wife saw vision of Virgin Mary

gbnews.com · 3dShare

A machete-wielding farmer in Kenya destroyed his family's kitchen after his wife allegedly saw a vision of the Virgin Mary on the walls. Mr Onsombi, 65, from the ordinarily quiet village of Getare in Kisii county, demolished the standalone mud-brick structure after his wife, Mary Onsombi, reported seeing an apparition of the Virgin Mary in soot on the kitchen wall last weekend. The episode, which unfolded over several days last week, drew preachers, pilgrims and journalists to the couple's property in extraordinary numbers. It also sparked a wider national conversation about religious fervour and the role of AI-edited imagery on social media, after a suspiciously clear version of the supposed apparition went viral online. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The sighting occurred on Friday, when Mrs Onsombi, a devout Catholic, was preparing food beside her charcoal stove. She described watching a pattern form in the black soot on the kitchen wall, which gradually took the shape of a veiled

First report: Fed-up farmer demolishes his kitchen after his wife 'sees a vision of Virgin Mary' and thousands of people flock to their home — dailymail.co.uk, 4d