Mariam El-Maawy. She passed on in South Africa. [Photo: the-star.co.ke]

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Lands and Urban Planning Principal Secretary (PS) Mariam El Maawy has died.

Reports indicate that she died while receiving treatment at a South African hospital.

The PS was among six people abducted by al Shabaab militants in Lamu in July this year.

She and her entourage were hijacked at Milihoi along the Lamu-Mpeketoni highway after attending a Lapsset event.

El Maawy was rescued by KDF soldiers conducting patrols in the area and airlifted to Nairobi for treatment.

Three police officers were reportedly killed during the pursuit while several others in the PS's envoy were injured.

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