NPS Clears the Air on DCI Boss Mohammed Amin’s Reported Exit
The National Police Service (NPS) has firmly dismissed reports from sections of the media claiming that the tenure of the current Director of Criminal Investigations, Mohammed Amin, came to an end on April 1.
In a statement released on Wednesday, NPS said the reports were false and clarified that Amin remains lawfully in office and continues to carry out his duties as required.
Speaking through police spokesperson Muchiri Nyaga, the service described the reports as inaccurate, premature, speculative, and misleading.
According to the statement, such reporting has the potential to create unnecessary public anxiety and weaken confidence in the country’s security institutions, especially on such a sensitive leadership matter.
Nyaga emphasized that Mohammed Amin is still serving diligently and remains fully committed to his role in protecting the country and overseeing criminal investigations.
At the same time, the NPS appeared to directly respond to a headline published by the Daily Nation, arguing that issues touching on the appointment and tenure of senior security officers are strictly guided by the law and established state procedures.
The service maintained that no media house, regardless of its influence or reach, has the authority to officially declare the end of a public officer’s tenure. This, they said, is a matter reserved for the legally mandated institutions and due process.
The response followed a controversial newspaper story titled Tenure Ends for DCI Boss Haunted by Abductions, which appears to have angered both the senior leadership of the National Police Service and the DCI. In its strongly worded response, the NPS termed the headline reckless, unsubstantiated, and unfair to the Directorate.
The service said such reporting damages the reputation of the DCI as well as the wider National Police Service without presenting verified facts.
On the issue of abductions and missing persons, the NPS defended the DCI’s track record, saying the Directorate has consistently handled all such cases transparently and professionally. According to the statement, every genuine case of disappearance has been treated with the seriousness it deserves and pursued to its logical conclusion.
The service further noted that in some high-profile incidents, investigations later established that certain individuals had staged their own disappearances in order to gain sympathy, mislead the public, or waste police resources.
The police service also pushed back against attempts to broadly associate the DCI with abductions, saying that such a description ignores the major achievements made under Mohammed Amin’s leadership.
Among the successes highlighted were stronger forensic investigation capabilities, the dismantling of major criminal syndicates, better cross-border and international cooperation, and Amin’s recent election to an important INTERPOL position.
The statement added that the DCI has remained relentless in pursuing serious crimes that directly affect ordinary Kenyans across the country.
Mohammed Amin was first appointed as DCI Director on October 14, 2022, after the resignation of his predecessor, George Kinoti. His appointment was made through a Gazette Notice under Section 30 of the National Police Service Act, 2011, before he was officially sworn into office on October 19, 2022.
His original term was expected to run until he reached the mandatory retirement age of 60, which happened on October 1, 2024.
However, in July 2024, the National Police Service Commission granted him a two-year contract extension, allowing him to remain in office despite an existing government directive discouraging extensions for officers who had already reached retirement age.
Reports had suggested that the extension period was due to lapse on April 1, which is what triggered the wave of speculation in the media about his possible exit.
Even so, with the NPS now making its position clear, the immediate speculation around his departure has been put to rest.
Still, if his tenure were eventually to come to an end through the proper legal process, attention would naturally turn to President William Ruto, who would be expected to appoint the next person to lead the powerful Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
For now, however, the police service insists that Mohammed Amin remains the legitimate holder of the office and continues serving the nation.
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