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Thursday's abduction of Public Works Principal Secretary Mariam El Maawy has raised the profile of Boni Forest further as one of the biggest impediments in the fight against Al Shabaab in the Coast region.
The abduction of the PS and six others in Milihoi, Lamu County, came just days after suspected members of the terror group raided villages in the region and beheaded nine people.
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