The Director of Criminal Investigations, Mohamed Amin, on Saturday, November 5, pledged to work together with all stakeholders in the fight against insecurity.
Amin, speaking at a Mombasa workshop, acknowledged the benefits of collaboration between various security agencies in the anti-terror war.
The meeting brought together security chiefs and leaders of criminal justice systems, including the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Noordin Haji.
While acknowledging that terrorism is a major threat to stability and development, Amin called for more collaboration between government security agencies and none state actors in the fight against terrorism.
Amin’s stance was also advanced by the DPP who called upon criminal justice actors to strengthen collaboration between the respective agencies.
Haji noted that concerted efforts in collecting and analyzing information by the various agencies would bolster the war against crime in Kenya.
He also underscored the need for change in the strategies used to combat criminal activities, arguing that criminal elements had evolved in their ways of operation.
In addition, the DPP urged all players to respect the will and rights of all citizens in their discharge of duties.
“Organized criminal syndicates and terrorist organizations continue to evolve and exploit technology and digital evolution,” Haji noted.
“He urged them to adopt a human-rights-centric approach and to combat terrorism and counter violent extremism within the rule of law,’ read a statement from the ODPP.
His remarks came days after he revealed the constant wrangles between him and former DCI boss George Kinoti.
Haji, while speaking in an interview with a local television station, accused the former DCI boss of attempting to coerce him to prosecute cases which lacked concrete evidence.
“Over time, we discovered that the DCI was not serious in availing concrete evidence for cases. That is why we had a push and pull between the two offices,” Haji revealed in an interview on October 30.
