A mud-walled kitchen in the village of Getare, Bobasi constituency, Kisii County, has drawn hundreds of worshippers and curious visitors after farmer Mary Onsombi said she discovered an image resembling the Virgin Mary on the soot-blackened wall. According to Taifa Leo, what began as a faint outline on Friday had attracted thousands of villagers by Sunday, with people travelling from various areas, including boda boda riders, students, and preachers. Onsombi is described as a devout Catholic.

A family in Getare-Emenwa, Kisii County, Kenya, has demolished a house after an image allegedly resembling the Virgin Mary appeared on one of its walls, according to Tuko. The reported image attracted hundreds of curious visitors to the property, prompting the family to tear down the structure. The phenomenon drew significant local attention, with crowds flocking to the area to view what some believed to be a religious apparition before the demolition took place.

For many Kenyans, July 1 marks the beginning of the government's new financial year, but for the followers of the Legio Maria of African Church Mission, it is one of the holiest days in their religious calendar. Since 1963, thousands gather in Homa Bay County to celebrate the release of the church's founder, Father Simeo Melkio Messias Ondeto, who had been imprisoned in Homa Bay Government Prison. According to Pope Lawrence Tilen Kalul, Father Simeo was arrested in June and charged with various allegations.

Uganda’s Independent profiles Queen Mother Best Kemigisa, 59, as a figure shaped by royal bereavement: first widowed in 1995 when her husband, Omukama Patrick, died, and now mourning her son, King Oyo. The cover story recalls her role as mother and guardian to a boy whose childhood unfolded under the kingdom’s gaze, framing her life through duty, loss and public mourning.

Agnes Kagure's lobby group, Mbogi ya Mama, has provided clean water to Kisii Village in Nairobi South, emphasizing the importance of team-based leadership as she campaigns for the Nairobi governorship.

Security operatives raided the home of Miria Matembe, a veteran activist and former Ethics and Integrity Minister, in Luzira on Wednesday. Her husband, Nehemiah Matembe, reported that the operatives searched the residence, including their bedroom, without identifying themselves or explaining their purpose, raising concerns among family members about her whereabouts.