Tag: DCI

Former Kiambu woman representative aspirant linked to husband’s murder

A former Kiambu woman representative aspirant has found herself on the wrong side of the law after she was identified as the main suspect in her husband’s murder. In the mystery unravelled by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the suspect, Gladys Chania is said to have murdered her husband, George Mwangi, after she suspected […]

Kilgoris: School function turns chaotic after students attack teacher, destroy property

Police officers based at Kilgoris police station were forced to intervene following a riot in one of the schools in Transmara, Narok county that left three students injured. In a report by the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), one of the three students is in stable condition and two others are currently admitted at a […]

List: Here are the 10 candidates shortlisted for DCI boss job

The National Police Service Commission (NPSC) has shortlisted 10 candidates for the recently advertised position of director of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). In a notice shared via the commission’s official social media pages, the entity stated that 253 applicants expressed interest in the vacant post previously occupied by former DCI boss George Kinoti. […]

Shock as police exhume body of 72-year-old woman from shallow grave in Murang’a

Residents of Kirimahiga village in Mathioya, Murang’a county, were left shocked after the body of a 72-year-old woman who had been reported missing barely a week ago was found buried in a shallow grave in a banana plantation. In a statement, the woman identified as Joyce Wangari went missing last week on Friday in unclear […]

Kenya hands over drug trafficking fugitive to US govt for legal action

A fugitive who is wanted by the US government on wildlife and drug trafficking charges has finally been arrested and extradited. In a statement, Abdi Hussein Ahmed alias Abu Khadi, was handed over to the US government following orders by Hon Roseline Aganyo, at the Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Court on August 31, 2022. Ahmed was […]

15-year-old confesses to killing 3 siblings, cousin in Kiambu

The Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched investigations into a shocking incident where a minor murdered four family members in Kiambu county in a span of one year. The quartet was aged 15 months, 5 years, 7 years and 20 months old respectively. In a statement on social media, DCI says the matter was […]

DCI launches hunt for Nairobi man accused of defrauding bank of Ksh60M

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched a manhunt for a suspect linked to Ksh60 million bank fraud. Detectives from the Land Fraud Investigations Unit are looking for Ali Noor Abdi over an alleged conspiracy to defraud African Banking Corporation Limited (ABC) Nairobi, Ksh60 million. According to DCI, the suspect and his son identified […]