DCI asks public to help unmask suspected criminals who looted shops during demonstrations
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has invited the public to help unmask criminals who looted shops during the anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests. In a statement on X on Monday, July 1, 2024, DCI noted that during the anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests that rocked Nairobi, certain people disguised themselves as peaceful protestors and were captured […]
‘I was questioned about my relationship with Uhuru, Gachagua’- Alfred Keter
Former Nandi Hills Member of Parliament (MP) Alfred Keter has revealed some of the questions the police asked him when he was forcibly arrested on Sunday, June 30, 2024. Speaking on Monday, July 1, 2024, when he presented himself to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters after being released from Kamkunji Police Station, Keter […]
DCI seeks public help to locate attempted murder suspect Mary Mwende
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) based at Kayole Police Station have appealed for information from the public on the whereabouts of an attempted murder suspect who has remained at large. The DCI on Thursday, June 13, 2024, said that 35-year-old Mary Mwende Kimwalu, a suspect in a case of attempted murder committed […]
Motor vehicle vandal arrested in Kiambu
Police, on Thursday, June 6, 2024, arrested Francis Ndichu Kimani, alias Ndich in Kaimumbi, Kiambu County for vandalizing motor vehicles. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the 24-year-old was spotted scaling the wall of a homestead along Santiago Street at around 3 am. “In a matter of seconds even before the commander could […]
4 police officers among suspects arrested in Ksh2.2M robbery
Four police officers and other two civilians suspected of the Ksh2.2 million robbery from a locked car have been arrested. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) the six suspects, are believed to have trailed the Rophine International School’s accountant from a bank in Utawala, Nairobi County before breaking into his car and disappearing […]
17 Ethiopian nationals rescued as police arrest suspected human traffickers
17 people of Ethiopian origin suspected to be victims of human trafficking have been rescued as police arrested a driver and his assistant. According to a statement shared by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), detectives from the Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU) executed the operation acting on intelligence. “DCI’s Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU) […]
418 bags of stolen rice recovered as police hunt for 5 suspects
Police have recovered 418 bags of rice stolen on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, while being transported from Mombasa to Nairobi. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, said that they only managed to recover 418 bags out of 522 bags stolen on the fateful night. “Detectives in Kibwezi have recovered 418 […]