Director of Criminal Investigations boss George Kinoti on Friday rolled out new rules to the police investigation departments countrywide.
According to the directive from the DCI headquarters to detectives at the county and police divisions across the country, the new rules warns of laxity in the arm of the National Police Service that specializes in fighting crime.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations also revived the probes into past unresolved murders and robberies.
Kinoti also gave a stern warning to County Criminal Investigation Officers and Divisional Criminal Investigation Officers, who may be tempted to conceal unresolved past serious crimes.
In the new rules, the detectives are required to report all shootings to the headquarters, with accompanying notes that explain the measures taken to fast-track investigations.
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“The DCI has noted some lapse in the accountability of above cases in their reporting, submission, investigations, and follow-ups," noted Kinoti's directive.
All CCIOs and DCIOs are also required to be directly accountable for all robberies occurring within their areas of responsibility.
Detectives in charge of counties and divisions will also be required to give an explanation in the event a case is not in court within six weeks after it is reported.
“Every case that remains PUI (Pending Under Investigation) for up to six weeks, a duplicate file will be submitted to DCI through the CCIO and RC, with an explanation as to why it has remained in that status for such period,” the directive also orders.
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From the date of this statement, the DCI has demanded that there will be impromptu inspections from headquarters to ensure and confirm compliance with this directive.
Mr George Kinoti took over the DCI from Mr Ndegwa Muhoro last month.
