Piece by: MARY NG'AN'G'A

19 October 2022

• Amin Mohamed is taking over from George Kinoti.

• He has been sworn into office today, 10/19/2022

Amin Mohamed, the New Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) boss, has given the public his phone number.

In his swearing-in, he said the purpose of giving out his Phone number is to be accessible to persons who might need his assistance.

"I will always be available, and for purposes of records, I would love to declare my number which is, 0722415419, so that any member of the public or any other person who feels like reaching out to me can easily reach out to me,".

Kenyans have shared their mixed reactions, with the DCI boss giving his number as they wrote,

maina b: Outdated PR. let him get to work the public doesn't need his number. Officers on the deck are working tirelessly to make Kenya better only extra judicial killings is what we need to stop. Generally, we know they are doing their best. let him get to work and we wish him well.

Kijana Ya Eastlando: Wacha niunde post za mganga kutoka kitui nayo

Tony 58: Even Matiangi gave us his number for people to send him videos of corrupt police officers

Runge Kutta @CdeJAMAL·1hReplying to @ntvkenyaIt's not about him as an Individual...Let him make communication with the DCI as an Institution easy and accessible. He won't be everywhere.

Black_King: Ahh Niko na no. Ya DCI I knew one day I'll make it

In his acceptance speech, he noted a few things he would embark on in his leadership,

"I will endeavor to lead DCI in the most professional manner and adhere to the supreme law of the land, the constitution of the land.

"We shall also endeavor to respect human rights while being firm and fair as we stick to the mandate given to the directorate.

I want to urge all Kenyans and foreigners living within our borders to obey the Kenyan law, and we should not have any reason whatsoever to come for you.

We shall try as much as possible to work together in harmony in the spirit of collaboration with other security agencies such as GSU, KPS, and other actors of the criminal justice system."

Mohammed Amin was Wednesday sworn into office in a ceremony presided over by Chief Justice Martha Koome at the Supreme Court in Nairobi.

Amin said he was ready for the task and promised to carry out his mandate without prejudice.