The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has formed a special team to expedite investigations of serious sexual offenses and murder incidents involving women.
In a statement on Tuesday, January 30, the DCI said the team which is drawn from the Homicide Directorate comprises of criminal intelligence analysts and forensic experts.
DCI Director Mohamed Amin while briefing the team said he will avail all capability and resources at his disposal for the team to deliver on its mandate.
“These killings have cast a dark shadow over our safety and security endeavours; we must put this menace to end with remarkable speed and finality,” Amin emphasised.
The DCI boss also instructed the team to complete the pending investigations and ensure all those culpable are brought to book.
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The special team will also partner with other stakeholders to come up with swift and comprehensive preventive strategies to address femicide in the country.
Amin further called on the public to volunteer any information that could aid in investigations or assist in apprehension of the femicide perpetrators.
“There is a nexus between femicide and sexual violence. We know the perpetrators of these heinous crimes, let us expose them. Let us all join hands to defeat this evil,” Amin added.
According to the DCI a total of 94 killings of women and girls have been reported between 2021 and 2024 and a total of 65 suspects arraigned in various courts across the country in connection with the murders.
The formation of the special teams comes days after thousands of women and activists took to the streets of the Nairobi CBD to protest the rising cases of femicide.
Within January 2024, a handful of women died in mysterious circumstances, raising concern among Kenyans.
