Also known as: DCI Director General Mohamed Amin · Mr. Amin · DCI boss Mohamed Amin · DCI boss · DCI Director Mohamed Amin · Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin · Mr Amin · Directorate of Criminal Investigations boss Mohamed Amin
Director of Criminal Investigations who has been accused by former Deputy President Gachagua of protecting police officers and rejecting his security intelligence claims.
… He also accused Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin of protecting the officers and failing to take action against them even after several attempts had been made to investigate them. …
… DCI Director Mohamed Amin dismissed the allegations on Monday, saying members of the National Police Service (NPS) remain professional and disciplined in the execution of their constitutional mandate and do not leak sensitive information to politicians or other unauthorized indiv …
… DCI director Mohamed Amin issued a blunt warning to politicians making what he termed reckless statements at rallies and on social media, saying their time was up. …
… The 29-member Counter-Organised Immigration Crime Team (COICT) completed intensive training at the Border Police Training Campus in Kanyonyoo, Kitui County, before being flagged off on Friday by Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin on behalf of Inspector General of Po …
Former Deputy President Rigath Gachagua has intensified his 2027 presidential campaign against President William Ruto in the South Rift region, urging the Kipsigis community to support the opposition and remove Ruto from power. Speaking in Emurua Dikirr constituency in Narok County, Gachagua accused Ruto of isolating the Kipsigis and questioned his administration's handling of former MP Johana Ng'eno's death.
Former Deputy President Rigath Gachagua has intensified his 2027 presidential campaign against President William Ruto in the South Rift region, urging the Kipsigis community to support the opposition and remove Ruto from power. Speaking in Emurua Dikirr constituency in Narok County, Gachagua accused Ruto of isolating the Kipsigis and questioned his administration's handling of former MP Johana Ng'eno's death.
Police are calling for Kassim Abdi Sebu and Oliver Jaoko to surrender to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations over their alleged roles in chaos witnessed in Homa Bay county over the weekend. Fifteen suspects arrested with crude weapons on Saturday have been produced in court and remanded for four days, while detectives pursue 25 suspects connected to the violence.
Democracy for Citizens Party leader Rigathi Gachagua is asserting that leaks within state security and State House give him unprecedented insight into President Ruto's government, repeatedly anticipating executive moves and releasing sensitive operational details at rallies and press conferences.
Five suspects are now in custody following the August 8 shooting death of former Chesikaki councillor and Mt Elgon parliamentary hopeful Nathan Masai Wasama at his shop in Cheptais, Bungoma County. Two additional suspects surrendered on Wednesday as the DCI intensifies its investigation into the high-profile murder.
Security analyst Erick Okeyo has cautioned that the government must help Kenya heal from the 2007-08 post-election violence and restore public confidence ahead of 2027 elections, warning that current political rhetoric resembles language used before the violence that killed more than 1,000 people. Okeyo said Kenya had not fully healed because justice had not been served, citing killings and disappearances of witnesses in ICC-linked cases, and criticised the Kenya Kwanza administration for failing to act against politicians whose remarks could fuel violence.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua called on Maasai and Mount Kenya communities in Narok to unite and vote out President Ruto and his allies in next year's General Election. Gachagua, leading the Democracy for Citizens Party, also announced he would address the nation on Tuesday with an assessment of the President's four years in office.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, now leader of the Democratic Congress Party, announced he will address the nation on President William Ruto's four-year record, outlining what he characterizes as failures and harm to Kenyans ahead of the 2027 General Election. Gachagua declared the campaign to remove Ruto from power has begun, citing economic hardship, poor governance, insecurity and alleged state power abuses.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused the government of shielding suspects in the killing of Mt Elgon parliamentary candidate Nathan Wasama, claiming authorities ignored repeated warnings that the politician's life was in danger. Gachagua alleged that Wasama reported to police five times that his life was under threat but received no protection before being shot dead at his home in Tuikut, Cheptais, Bungoma County.
DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua described Kikuyu Police Station as a crime scene and accused the DCI of covering up alleged atrocities by officers, claiming the station is where murders are planned in Kenya. He alleged that officers killed Dr. Victoria Mutiso to facilitate the sale of her land valued at Ksh.1.5 billion.
Businessman Imran Khosla's daughter Alisha held her nikkah at Karen Country Club, drawing prominent figures from political, business and social circles for an afternoon of fine dining and celebration featuring Swahili and Indian cuisine.
Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso, director of the Africa Institute of Mental and Brain Health, was shot dead during her morning commute in Nairobi in what detectives suspect was a targeted attack. Witnesses described a coordinated ambush involving a parked Toyota Prado and assailants on a motorcycle who fired twice at close range before fleeing.
Kenya has deployed a newly trained 29-member Counter-Organised Immigration Crime Team to combat human trafficking, migrant smuggling, and cross-border organised crimes at key border points. The team completed intensive training at the Border Police Training Campus in Kitui County under the Kenya–UK Border Security Programme.
An opinion piece argues that Inspector General Douglas Kanja and Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin have a pattern of being summoned by the High Court on multiple occasions and appearing only after repeated judicial insistence, raising concerns about whether senior law enforcement officials are held to the same standard as ordinary citizens.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has downplayed the extent of goonism in Kenya, saying it has been exaggerated for political reasons, while ordering police to intensify crackdowns on criminal gangs and those financing them. He accused politicians of creating and financing gangs to advance their interests, and claimed some religious leaders who defended arrested protesters now demand action against gangs.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen announced that Kenya will transition from manual, evidence-based policing systems to the Multi-Biometric Identification System (MBIS), which will increase fingerprint-search capacity from 4,500 to 20,000 daily searches and streamline criminal record-keeping and Police Clearance Certificate issuance.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has received operational vehicles from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration through the U.S. Embassy, aimed at enhancing the DCI's Anti-Narcotics Unit's capacity for surveillance, intelligence operations, and rapid response in combating drug trafficking and transnational organised crime.
The wife of Michael Oloo told court that her husband was allegedly abducted from a barber shop in Umoja, Nairobi on June 19, 2026 by three men identifying themselves as police officers. Oloo and two other men have been missing for weeks; the court has summoned the Inspector General of police and the DCI boss to reveal their whereabouts.
Kenya has convened investigators from 21 African countries for a five-day INTERPOL Victim Identification Taskforce meeting in Nairobi aimed at identifying victims of child sexual exploitation and dismantling transnational abuse networks across the continent.
The High Court in Nairobi heard a habeas corpus application over the alleged disappearance of three Kenyans—Macmilan Kiarie, Michael Oloo, and Evans Otieno. Inspector General Douglas Kanja and DCI Director Mohamed Amin appeared in person after the court rejected the State's request for junior officers or affidavits to represent them, insisting they personally account for alleged failure to comply with earlier habeas corpus orders.
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin have been summoned a second time to appear before the High Court on Monday to explain the whereabouts of three men who allegedly disappeared after being abducted by suspected security officers.
A former Afghanistan Border Force general and First Deputy Speaker of Afghanistan's National Assembly was extradited from Kenya to the USA on Thursday to face charges relating to conspiracy to import narcotics and firearms. Abdul Zahir Qadeer was arrested in April after an INTERPOL Red Notice was issued, and a Nairobi court cleared his extradition.
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations have launched a manhunt for an armed gang behind daylight robberies at high-end restaurants and shopping malls in Nairobi's Westlands and coastal Watamu. Forensic analysis of communication trails and phone records linked suspects in both regions to the same organized criminal syndicate, which used identical tactics and targeted high-value electronics, jewellery, and cash.
The government has handed over findings from a public service payroll audit to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, following a Cabinet directive to refer cases with criminal implications to investigative agencies. Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku presented the audit reports, forensic findings and supporting documents to the DCI on Wednesday.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has launched a specialised Explosive Incident Countermeasures Course at the Border Police College in Kanyonyo, bringing together officers from the Bomb Disposal Unit and Administration Police Special Operations Group. The seven-week training, sponsored by the US Anti-Terrorism Assistance Programme, aims to strengthen Kenya's preparedness and response to explosive-related threats.