The Directorate of Criminal Investigations investigates all serious criminal cases as guided by law. Mohamed Ibrahim Amin is the Director of the DCI Kenya.
The establishment and growth of the Criminal Investigations Department is traced to the evolvement of the Kenya Police to which it remains one of the key formations.
The first police officers were recruited in 1887 by the Imperial British East Africa Company, I.B.E.A. to provide security for stores in Mombasa. It was from these humble beginnings that the Kenya Police was born.
The promulgation of the constitution in 2010 set the stage for the establishment of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
This was actualized in the enactment of the National Police Service Act of 2011. Part V, Sections 28 and 35 of the Act outlines the Directorate’s mandate as provided for under Article 247 of the constitution.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations derives its mandate from Article 247 of the Constitution of Kenya and through the National Police Service Act 2011 which establishes the Directorate as an organ of the National Police Service responsible to the Inspector General.
The Act established the National Police Service which includes the Kenya Police Service, Administrative Police Service, and Directorate Criminal Investigation.
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Services offered by DCI
Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is often under fire over what is termed as meddling with politics in carrying out its activities.
DCI is tasked with among other things, collecting and providing criminal intelligence, and undertaking Investigations on serious crimes including homicide, narcotics crimes, human trafficking, money laundering, terrorism, economic crimes, piracy, organized crimes, and cybercrime among others.
The investigative body not only maintains law and order but is tasked with detecting and preventing crimes, maintaining criminal records, and conducting forensic analysis.
The DCI is responsible for the effective and efficient administration and operations of the Directorate, providing strategic guidance and direction, being responsible for the preparation of the budget and planning, co-ordinate training, research, and development, providing internal oversight and improving transparency and accountability in the Directorate.
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The DCI is also responsible for creating cooperation and engagement in joint security operations with the Deputy Inspectors-General of both the Kenya Police Service and the Administration Police Service, other Government departments, and security organs, where necessary, when relevant, to ensure the safety and security of the public.
Units within DCI
The main units under DCI include Anti-Terror Police Unit, Anti-Narcotics Unit, Interpol regional bureau, DCI Academy, Bomb Disposal Unit and Banking Fraud
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