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Public Works Principal Secretary Mariam El Maawy is dead.
Ms El Maawy died in South Africa, where she was undergoing treatment following an Al-Shabaab attack on July 13.
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Statehouse Spokesperson Manoah Esipisu confirmed the death of Ms Maawy to the Nation but said details would be communicated later.
Al-Shabaab shot and injured the principal secretary in the shoulder and on legs after abducting her at Milihoi area on the Mpeketoni-Lamu road.
Her nephew, a trainee pilot, with whom she was with, died during the attack but Ms Maawy was rescued by a joint team of the Kenya Defence Forces and the General Service Unit.
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The security team rushed her to Mpeketoni Hospital.
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She was later airlifted to Nairobi for treatment.
During the attack, the militia took control of the principal secretary’s vehicle which had six occupants and sped off into a thicket.
A KDF helicopter followed the vehicle and managed to rescue the PS.
Two police officers also died during the attack while two others were abducted by the militia.
On the day of attack, the PS had attended a meeting on Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport Corridor at Huduma Centre in Lamu town before heading to Witu.
Ms El Maawy died in South Africa, where she was undergoing treatment following an Al-Shabaab attack on July 13.
NEPHEW
Statehouse Spokesperson Manoah Esipisu confirmed the death of Ms Maawy to the Nation but said details would be communicated later.
Al-Shabaab shot and injured the principal secretary in the shoulder and on legs after abducting her at Milihoi area on the Mpeketoni-Lamu road.
Her nephew, a trainee pilot, with whom she was with, died during the attack but Ms Maawy was rescued by a joint team of the Kenya Defence Forces and the General Service Unit.
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PS airlifted to Nairobi for treatment3 dead, PS shot in Shabaab attack - VIDEOFive killed in operation to rescue PS, sources say
The security team rushed her to Mpeketoni Hospital.
POLICE
She was later airlifted to Nairobi for treatment.
During the attack, the militia took control of the principal secretary’s vehicle which had six occupants and sped off into a thicket.
A KDF helicopter followed the vehicle and managed to rescue the PS.
Two police officers also died during the attack while two others were abducted by the militia.
On the day of attack, the PS had attended a meeting on Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport Corridor at Huduma Centre in Lamu town before heading to Witu.
