NAIROBI — Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin has called for enhanced regional and international cooperation in the fight against transnational organised crime, as he officially closed a major conference hosted in the Kenyan capital.
In his closing address on Thursday, Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss Amin presided over the closing ceremony of the East and South Africa Regional Conference organised by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA). The meeting held in collaboration with the British High Commission in Nairobi attracted international liaison officers, senior law enforcement officials, policymakers and security experts from across East and Southern Africa.
The conference focused on strengthening partnerships to combat organised immigration crime and other transnational criminal networks that exploit vulnerable populations and threaten global security.
Addressing delegates, Mr Amin highlighted the growing sophistication of criminal enterprises that take advantage of migration systems, modern technology and international financial channels to evade detection. He stressed that effectively countering these threats requires robust intelligence sharing, joint investigations, advanced digital forensic capabilities and seamless cross-border collaboration among law enforcement agencies.
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Reaffirming Kenya’s position, the Director declared a firm zero-tolerance stance against organised immigration crime, human trafficking and related forms of exploitation. He noted that through specialised units such as the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Protection Unit and the Transnational Organised Crime Unit, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations continues to intensify operations aimed at dismantling criminal syndicates while protecting citizens and vulnerable migrants.
DCI-Chief Mohamed Amin acknowledged the valuable technical and operational support from the UK’s National Crime Agency which has played a key role in building investigative capacity and facilitating coordinated enforcement actions.
In his additional role as Africa’s delegate to the INTERPOL Executive Committee, DCI Director Amin pledged to advance stronger mechanisms for intelligence exchange and coordinated action between African nations and global partners in tackling transnational crime.
The conference concluded with a shared commitment to build more effective regional frameworks against these evolving threats.
