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Mohammed Amin

Also known as: DCI Mohammed Amin

2026-05-312026-11-06

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  1. November 2026
  2. Citizen Digital

    … On Tuesday, CJ Koome and the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mohammed Amin differed on how to handle the goons during a National Council for Administrative Justice meeting Koome faulted the police for failing to pursue individuals financing and sustaining criminal gangs …

    CJ Koome wants financiers of goonism prosecuted at the ICC
  3. The Standard

    … Earlier on, Koome and DCI boss Mohammed Amin differed on how to handle the goons during a National Council for Administrative Justice meeting as with the DCI boss also accusing the Judiciary of laxity and granting minor bail to arrested goons. …

    Goon financiers should be cursed and sent to hell, Chief Justice Koome says
  4. Citizen Digital

    … w._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-m', container: 'taboola-mid-article-thumbnails', placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails', target_type: 'mix' }); The court further summoned police Inspector General Douglas Kanja and Director of Criminal Investigations Mohammed Amin …

    Court orders IG, DCI to produce missing lawyer Abshir Abdi
  5. Citizen Digital

    … However, the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Mohammed Amin, who represented Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, shifted the blame to the Judiciary, accusing courts of undermining efforts to contain criminal gangs by releasing suspects on minimal bond terms. …

    CJ Koome, DCI Amin trade blame over rising political goonism ahead of 2027 polls
  6. September 2026
  7. Capital News

    … The application named Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and DCI Director Mohammed Amin as respondents. …

    Missing protester Muteti Mulinge found alive and injured in Lukenya
  8. Citizen Digital

    … On Thursday, a petition was filed at the Milimani Law Courts seeking orders compelling Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and Director of Criminal Investigations Mohammed Amin to account for Muteti's whereabouts. …

    Missing activist Boniface Mulinge Muteti found alive in Mlolongo
  9. Citizen Digital

    … duce missing activist Mulinge Muteti By Dzuya Walter September 24, 2026 05:15 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Photo collage of Police IG Douglas Kanja, missing activist Mulinge Muteti, and DCI Mohammed Amin …

    Petition filed to compel IG Kanja, DCI Amin to produce missing activist Mulinge Muteti
  10. August 2026
  11. The Standard

    … DCI boss Mohammed Amin said detectives were probing a possible link between the murder of Dr Mutiso and lawyer Kyalo Mbobu on September 9th 2025. …

    Dr Mutiso was our valued inspiration, family says during burial
  12. July 2026
  13. The Standard

    … Equally, it integrates seamlessly with third-party platforms such as Interpol, making the resolution of cases faster and easier.The DCI boss Mohammed Amin had earlier said it would effectively contribute to the clearance of the backlog while also matching the corresponding number …

    Certificate of Good Conduct to be processed within a day
  14. June 2026
  15. Citizen Digital

    … Also present at the Madraka Day fete were Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja, Deputy Inspectors-General Eliud Lagat (Kenya Police Service) and Gilbert Masengeli (Administration Police Service) and Directorate of Criminal Investigations Director-General Mohammed Amin. …

    Ruto apologises for decades of marginalisation, pledges to transform Northern Kenya

Yesterday

  1. CJ Koome calls for ICC prosecution of goonism financiers

    Chief Justice Martha Koome has classified goonism as organised crime and urged police to pursue the financiers of hired gangs rather than the goons themselves, arguing that the financiers should be transferred to the International Criminal Court for prosecution.

    13 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

  2. Chief Justice calls for arrest of goon financiers and organisers

    Chief Justice Martha Koome said those mobilising and financing goons should be prosecuted under serious crimes laws, and called on police to focus on arresting organisers rather than individual goons. She characterised goonism as organised serious crime falling under the Rome Statute and said courts are constrained by bail provisions when holding arrested goons.

    5 November 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 4 November

  1. Court orders police to produce missing Nairobi lawyer Abshir Abdi

    The High Court has ordered the Inspector General of Police and the Director of Criminal Investigations to produce missing lawyer Abshir Ahmedsadak Abdi, live or dead, before the court. Justice Alexander Muteti summoned the police chiefs to appear in person or through counsel and show cause why the subject should not be immediately released from custody.

    4 November 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 3 November

  1. CJ Koome, DCI Amin blame each other on political goonism ahead 2027

    Chief Justice Martha Koome and police leadership have traded blame over rising goon attacks and political violence ahead of the 2027 General Election, with Koome demanding action against gang financiers while police fault courts for releasing suspects on minimal bond.

    3 November 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Friday 25 September

  1. Missing activist Muteti Mulinge found alive in Lukenya, injured

    Activist Boniface Muteti Mulinge, missing since his alleged arrest during a Nairobi protest on September 21, was found alive and injured in Lukenya, Machakos County, early Friday after being allegedly dumped there. He had walked to a Shell petrol station for help and was hospitalized for medical attention.

    25 September 2026 · Capital News →

  2. Missing activist Boniface Mulinge Muteti found alive in Mlolongo

    Activist Boniface Mulinge Muteti, who disappeared after protests in Nairobi over Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye's detention, was found dumped in the Lukenya area early Friday and walked to a Shell petrol station to seek help. He was taken to Lifecare Hospital in Mlolongo, where he is receiving treatment and described as disoriented, weak, and injured.

    25 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 24 September

  1. Petition filed to produce missing activist Mulinge Muteti

    A petition has been filed at Milimani Law Courts seeking to compel the Inspector General of Police and Director of Criminal Investigations to account for activist Boniface Mulinge Muteti, who is reported missing after alleged arrest during protests on September 21, 2026 in Nairobi.

    24 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Friday 7 August

  1. Slain psychologist Dr Mutiso buried in Makueni County

    Clinical psychologist Victoria Nthunya Mutiso was laid to rest in Mbooni Constituency, Makueni County. Her husband Prof David Musyimi Ndetei and their children paid tribute at the funeral, with the family pledging forgiveness to those responsible for her killing.

    7 August 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 16 July

  1. Police Clearance Certificate processing cut to one day

    Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations will roll out a new Multi-Biometric Identification System from Monday, July 20, 2026, reducing Police Clearance Certificate processing time from 14 days to one day. The upgraded system increases storage capacity from two million to 10 million criminal records and enables faster biometric matching and suspect identification.

    16 July 2026 · The Standard →

Monday 1 June

  1. Ruto apologises for decades of Northern Kenya marginalisation

    President William Ruto issued a formal apology to the people of Northern Kenya for state-sanctioned marginalisation and neglect resulting from a 1965 Cabinet Sessional Paper that concentrated development on so-called "high potential" areas, leaving the northern frontier without adequate roads, water, healthcare or schools.

    1 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Sunday 31 May

  1. Police recover 22 stolen phones, arrest two in Nairobi

    Nairobi police recovered 22 suspected stolen mobile phones and arrested two individuals following a tip-off from a woman who spotted her stolen handset advertised online. Using mobile tracking technology, officers traced the phone's signal to a building near Khoja Stage in the Central Business District.

    31 May 2026 · Capital News →

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