DCI, INTERPOL deepen cooperation in push to counter transnational crime
By Emmanuel Rono, May 14, 2026The Director of Criminal Investigations, Mohamed Amin, has hosted Abdulaziz Obaidalla, INTERPOL’s Director of Global Outreach and Regional Support (DGORS), for high-level talks at the DCI Headquarters in Nairobi.
According to a statement by DCI on Thursday, May 14, 2026, the discussions centred on three key priorities: boosting international law enforcement collaboration, modernising operational systems, and improving public service delivery through joint policing frameworks.
Amin, who also serves as Africa’s Delegate to the INTERPOL Executive Committee, reaffirmed Kenya’s commitment to deepening partnerships aimed at tackling transnational organised crime, including enhanced intelligence sharing and coordinated cross-border operations.
“The meeting addressed three strategic priorities: strengthening international policing cooperation, modernising operational systems, and enhancing public service delivery through collaborative law enforcement,” part of the statement read.
INTERPOL on DCI
Abdulaziz commended the Directorate of Criminal Investigations for its exemplary leadership and proactive engagement within the INTERPOL framework.
He noted that Kenya continues to serve as a critical anchor for regional security cooperation and expressed INTERPOL’s readiness to further support the DCI through enhanced technical assistance, capacity development, and access to advanced policing tools and intelligence networks.
“Kenya continues to play a critical role in regional security architecture, and we are committed to deepening this partnership for more effective global policing,” he said.
FBI meeting with DCI
The meeting, at the Mazingira Complex in Nairobi, brought together senior officials from the DCI and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to review ongoing collaboration between the two agencies.
According to the DCI report on Sunday, May 10, 2026, the talks focused on enhancing joint efforts in fighting terrorism, cybercrime, transnational organised crime, financial fraud, human trafficking, narcotics trafficking, money laundering and crimes against children.
DCI said the discussions explored cooperation in digital forensics, artificial intelligence in investigations, cryptocurrency tracking, predictive analytics and intelligence sharing as law enforcement agencies respond to increasingly sophisticated criminal networks operating across borders.
“The talks also focused on enhancing collaboration in digital forensics, the application of artificial intelligence in investigations, cryptocurrency tracking, intelligence sharing, predictive analytics, and other emerging law enforcement technologies designed to disrupt increasingly sophisticated criminal networks operating across borders,” DCI stated.