George Kinoti Elected to INTERPOL’s Executive Committee

The Director of Criminal Investigations, George Kinoti, has been elected to the INTERPOL executive committee, during the 89th session of the INTERPOL General Assembly, in Istanbul, Turkey.

The DCI chief will represent Africa at the key security organ that brings together over 195 member states from across the world.

The DCI, in a twitter posts said that Mr. Kinoti’s election is an endorsement of the strategies that the country has put in place in managing crime, especially in counter-terrorism, organized crime, cyber-crime and transnational crimes.

“It is also a vote of confidence in the Directorate of Criminal Investigations at the global stage, in the manner that they have continued to discharge their mandate in the recent past,” said the DCI.

While making his acceptance speech, Mr. Kinoti acknowledged the efforts put in place by member countries in crime management & called upon them to work together, especially in the fight against terror.

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“The realization that we cannot fight this monster alone has contributed to the successes that we have registered so far across the world as a result of cooperation & information sharing between our different countries and security agencies,” said Kinoti.

Established OVER 100 years ago, INTERPOL works in conjunction with all member countries and international organizations including the United Nations to combat international crime.

DCI Headquarters hosts the INTERPOL regional bureau for East and Central Africa as well as the Eastern Africa Counter-Terrorism Centre of Excellence, where all counter terror-related operations within the region are coordinated.