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Baragoi widow who beaded Pope's mitre mourns his death

Mama Lydia Letipila, a widow residing in Baragoi, Samburu North. [Michael Saitoti]

Mama Lydia Letipila, a widow residing in Baragoi, Samburu North, is mourning the death of Pope Francis.

She is credited with making the beaded mitre that Pope Francis wore during a mass in Nairobi in 2015

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