Public Works PS airlifted to Nairobi for treatment
Public Works Principal Secretary Maryam El Maawy addressing the press on July 9, 2017 at African Dada hotel in Malindi, Kiilifi County. PHOTO | CHARLES LWANGA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Public Works Principal Secretary Maryam El Maawy has been airlifted to Nairobi for treatment after she was seriously injured during an Al-Shaabab attack in Lamu County.
Ms Maawy was taken in an aircraft that arrived at Manda Navy Base at around 10.30pm.
The PS was at the Navy Base where she was receiving treatment after she was transferred from Mpeketoni Hospital.
"She had received some treatment before being transferred," said a source.
The source said Ms El Maawy suffered injuries on both hands and legs.
She was shot in the shoulder and legs in an attempted abduction at Milihoi on the Mpeketoni-Lamu road.
The Kenya Defence Forces and General Service Unit rescued her from the attackers who disappeared into Boni Forest.
In the daring incident, three people were killed among them officers who were escorting the PS.
Pictures from the scene seen by the Nation show the PS's Prado was burnt after it rolled severally along the Mpeketoni-Lamu road.
An unknown number of people were hijacked by the militants.
A pilot trainee who was said to be with the PS, said to be her nephew, is feared dead.
