350 Police Officers Join DCI from Kenya Police Service

350 police officers have joined the Directorate of Criminal Investigations from the Kenya Police Service, boosting the unit immensely.

The transferred officers comprise of 21 inspectors, two sergeants and 12 corporals while the rest are constables.

The director of Personnel at KPS Jacinta Muthoni asked regional commanders to release the officers to the DCI by June, as the unit was in need of personnel to fill various vacancies left by officers who have either left through various ways including retirement, resignations, sackings or deaths.

The transferred officers will undergo training before they are deployed to various sections of operations within the DCI.

“Release the officers to report to DCI HQ Nairobi (Mazingira House) near the forensic lab on 8th June 2023 for deployment. Submit casualty returns on departure/arrival. Commanders acknowledge receipt and compliance,” said part of the memo by Muthoni.

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There are many operational units within DCI, which need more personnel.

They include the Operational Support Unit, which is a new one.

And with the launch of the National Forensic Laboratory, the demands are increasing.

The police have also decentralized their services, which have increased the demand.

At the laboratory, there are different sections, including fingerprints, ballistics, cybercrime, document examination, economic crimes, toxicology, computer forensics, mobile device forensics, malware analysis, computer incidents response team, network forensics, research and training and biological and chemistry sections.