UK Signs Deal With DCI to Crack Down on Crime

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The agreement was signed at DCI headquarters in Nairobi during a ceremony attended by DCI Director Mohamed Amin and British High Commissioner Matt Baugh on September 2, 2026.

As part of the partnership, the UK government donated a fleet of operational vehicles to the DCI to support investigations into human trafficking, migrant smuggling and document fraud.

The support is being provided through the UK’s East Africa Border Security Programme, which seeks to strengthen cooperation against criminal networks operating across borders.

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Baugh said organised immigration crime was a shared threat that exploits vulnerable people, undermines lawful migration and generates money for wider criminal activities. He said the vehicles would give Kenyan investigators greater reach to investigate, intercept and dismantle such networks.

A State Department for Diaspora Affairs report shows that 583 Kenyans were identified as victims among 4,928 people repatriated from over 20 countries between 2023/24 and 2025/26.

A separate trafficking trend has seen Kenyans rescued from scam compounds in Southeast Asia, where victims are forced into online criminal activities.

Foreign Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi told the Senate that more than 751 Kenyans had been rescued in Myanmar between 2022 and 2026, while 393 others were rescued in Cambodia between January and April 2026.

The vehicles will support DCI’s Counter Organised Immigration Crime Team (COICT), a specialised unit launched in July 2026 to target criminal networks involved in organised immigration offences.

Amin said the agreement marked an important milestone in Kenya-UK security ties. He noted that human trafficking, migrant smuggling and document fraud were becoming more complex, requiring intelligence sharing and coordinated action.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke

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