Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Amin Mohamed has now instituted a team to investigate the rising cases of femicide in the country.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the DCI revealed that a task force of specialized investigators drawn from the Homicide Directorate had been formed to come up with preventive strategies to address the atrocious crimes against women.
“A team of specially trained investigators from the DCI’s Homicide Directorate has firm instructions to diligently expedite investigations on serious sexual offences and murder incidents involving women to put to an end the worrying trend of femicide in the country,” stated the DCI.
“The team comprising criminal intelligence analysts and forensic experts, will also partner with other stakeholders to come up with swift and comprehensive preventive strategies to address this atrocious violation of human rights.”
DCI Amin appealed to the public to volunteer any information that could aid in investigations and arrest of perpetrators as he vowed to end the heinous crimes and restore peace in the country.
“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,” he emphasised.
“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.”
According to DCI, between 2021 and 2024, a total of 94 cases of killings of women and girls were reported to the multi-agency body and a total of 65 suspects arraigned in various courts across the country in connection with the murders.
The remarks follow public uproar after two incidents of femicides hit the headlines within the last couple of weeks.
Hundreds of women and men later traversed the Nairobi CBD on Saturday to protest against the surging cases of femicide in the country.
The peaceful march began from Jevanjee Gardens passing through Kenyatta Avenue and Uhuru Highway, making stopovers at the Parliament Building and the Supreme Court of Kenya.
