Investigative Services
- Investigates homicides, violent crimes, and serious offenses.
- Collects and analyzes evidence, interviews witnesses, and identifies suspects.
- Collaborates with forensic experts and medical professionals.
- Investigates white-collar crimes, corporate fraud, and financial scams.
- Analyses complex financial transactions and documentation.
- Supports legal proceedings and asset recovery.
- Investigates financial fraud, money laundering, embezzlement, and economic offenses.
- Traces and analyses financial transactions to identify illicit activities.
- Collaborates with financial institutions and regulatory bodies.
- Digital Forensic Analysis i.e., mobile forensics, computers forensic, networks forensics, malware analysis, multimedia forensics, etc.
- Investigation of cyber-enabled crimes such as electronic fraud, unauthorized access, ransomware, cyber harassment, distribution of obscene materials etc.
- Presentation of digital forensic reports in court for prosecution purposes.
- Cyber Incidence response on reported cases.
- Conducting trainings & sensitization programs for field officers and the general public.
- Liaison with public and private sector in relation to cybercrime incidents.
- Receiving reports of suspected insurance fraud.
- Collection of intelligence.
- Investigate Insurance Fraud related crimes.
- Sensitize on fraud prevention.
- Coordinating investigations with other law Enforcement Agencies.
- Receive, investigate fraud complaints and apprehend financial crime offenders.
- Advise the financial industry on fraud prevention and detection strategies and fraud trends.
- Initiate recovery processes of stolen funds and assets with a view of restituting the same to rightful owners through lawful processes.
- Detection and prevention of frauds in the securities industry.
- Investigation of all detected and reported cases of fraud in the securities industry.
- Apprehension of offenders.
- Enforcement of all Laws and Regulations.
- Act as a liaison between the Authority and other Law Enforcement Agencies.
- Forgery of title to land
- Forcible entry/detainer
- Intermeddling with any free property of a deceased person
- Unlawfully taking away, possessing, removing, destroying, displacing or altering the position of any survey mark
- Abuse of office.
- Fraudulently procuring the registration of any certificate of ownership, or any other document or instrument relating to the land.
- Unlawfully occupying public land.
- Investigates crimes related to environmental degradation, wildlife trafficking, and habitat destruction.
- Protects natural resources and ensures ecological balance.
- Collaborates with conservation organizations and international bodies.
- Collection and dissemination of intelligence on fraud relating to transactions in savings and credit cooperative societies
- Investigation and prosecution of offenders in SACCO related crimes
- Enforcement of other laws and regulations as the case may be.
- Focuses on dismantling organized criminal groups, gangs, and syndicates.
- Conducts surveillance, intelligence gathering, and undercover operations.
- Addresses racketeering, extortion, and violent activities.
- Enforcing all the transport laws and regulations
- Acts as a liaison office between the Authority and other law enforcement agencies.
- Enforcing revenue/transport laws
- Investigating related cases by assisting them get relevant documents for prosecution.
- Investigations of Crimes Against Children
- Victim Identification
- Child Online Protection
- Victim support
- Educating the public on Crimes Against children.
- Research on emerging trends of Crimes Against children.
- Investigating or taking over any homicide cases within the Republic of Kenya
- Receiving and investigating cases of Mass Murders and Violent Crimes.
- Liaison with other investigative and specialized units on crimes and intelligence sharing.
- Liaison with International and Regional investigative bodies on crimes across borders.
- Liaising with other stakeholders in Homicide Investigations e.g. Pathologists, Government Chemists Experts etc.
- Undertaking any other function or directive issued by the Director, Directorate of Criminal investigations
