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DCI Boss Mohamed Amin Under Fire as Evidence Decays in Alex Kiprotich Abduction Investigation
NAIROBI, KENYA — Growing frustration and concern have engulfed the media fraternity following reports that Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mohamed Amin has consistently refused to engage on the investigation into the abduction of Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich. The delay is sparking severe alarm as vital forensic evidence left on the victim’s vehicle risks permanent degradation.
Mr. Kiprotich was abducted by four heavily armed, masked assailants who intercepted his vehicle before seizing him. During the ordeal, the attackers left critical latent fingerprints across the vehicle’s doors, windows, and windscreen.
Despite the vehicle remaining safely secured at a protected location, forensic specialists have yet to process the scene or extract latent prints.
According to Standard Group Head of Security Tom Kipyegon, the investigative delay threatens to compromise the entire case. “The fingerprints and any other evidence the police need will grow stale if they don’t come. We cannot keep waiting for them into perpetuity,” Kipyegon stated, emphasizing that time is running out to preserve actionable physical clues.
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Multiple attempts by the Standard Group management to reach DCI chief Mohamed Amin have yielded no response, with internal sources indicating his deliberate refusal to intervene or authorize crime scene investigators to process the vehicle.
The persistent inaction stands in stark contrast to official assurances issued by top security organs. Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, through Police Spokesperson Muchiri Nyaga, previously announced that the Anti-Abduction Unit had been directed to handle the case swiftly, reiterating that the National Police Service treats abductions with the utmost seriousness.
However, neither investigators nor representatives from the National Police Service have reached out to Kiprotich or the Standard Group management to record statements or assess the vehicle.
Insiders within the security apparatus have cast doubt on the existence and operational capacity of the touted Anti-Abduction Unit. Sources reveal that the squad—formally constituted in the wake of widespread Gen Z anti-government protests—remains severely underfunded, lacking proper budgetary allocation, designated office spaces, and operational independence.
As days pass without forensic intervention, press freedom advocates and civil society groups continue to demand accountability, warning that the deliberate failure to collect perishable physical evidence undermines justice and signals a troubling precedent for media safety in the country.
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