A joint security operation involving police and the military was launched and Maawy was rescued when the car she was in lost control and rolled while speeding towards the border with Somalia. Armed men seized Miriam El Maawy, the principal secretary in the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning, around 4pm in eastern Lamu. By AFPMore by this AuthorNAIROBI, ThursdaySuspected al-Shabaab militants briefly kidnapped a Kenyan government official on Thursday and five security personnel were killed in an operation to rescue her, security sources said. Armed men seized Miriam El Maawy, the principal secretary in the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning, around 4pm in eastern Lamu. A joint security operation involving police and the military was launched and Maawy was rescued when the car she was in lost control and rolled while speeding towards the border with Somalia.

Source: Daily Nation July 14, 2017 12:56 UTC