'Gov't Holds Monopoly Of Violence!' - DCI Boss Tells Kenyans

‘Gov’t Holds Monopoly Of Violence!’ – DCI Boss Tells Kenyans

Amin Mohammed, Director of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, underlined the police’s response to the mayhem on June 25, saying that only the state has the monopoly on violence.

Amin spoke to the media during a briefing on Monday, June 30, about law enforcement’s response to demonstrators amid looting and property destruction throughout the country.

According to the DCI director, it would be wrong for the state to cede its constitutional monopoly on force against criminals posing as demonstrators.

“The State cannot cede its monopoly of violence to goons,” Amin declared during a press briefing on Monday, June 25.

Amin further claimed that while the protests began peacefully, they were hijacked by goons, requiring authorities to respond appropriately.

DCI Boss Mohamed Amin : Intelligence and arrest records reveal that some individuals with specific instructions to attack public institutions and security installations such as Kikuyu Law Court, and multiple police stations, were ferried in unmarked vehicles from particular… pic.twitter.com/o29wTxL8oM
— KBC Channel 1 News (@KBCChannel1) June 30, 2025

He went on, “Initially, the demonstration was peaceful, but the entire process was hijacked by goons who resorted to destroying public property.

“If a member of the public resorts to violence, it becomes illegitimate. It becomes criminal, and we are going to deal with it.”

The DCI director also highlighted a worrisome pattern of coordination to cause disorder, with intelligence linking the June 25 violence to a well-planned scheme by unknown persons.

Over 400 people have been arrested across the country and will face a variety of accusations including murder, terrorism, rape, arson, and obstruction of police personnel.

They will also face charges for breaking and stealing, robbery and robbery with violence, instigation to violence, handling stolen items, malicious damage to property, and possession of illegal guns.

Amin’s statement on the monopoly of violence appeared to indirectly support Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen’s controversial remarks last week.

DCI Boss Mohamed Ibrahim Amin : We also call upon all the victims of the thuggery, those whose shops were looted and properties destroyed, who are yet to report to come forward and report to the police station so that they can assist with investigations. To the families who lost… pic.twitter.com/nQLsF7irjG
— KBC Channel 1 News (@KBCChannel1) June 30, 2025

Murkomen, following the bloodshed on June 25, urged law enforcement to use weapons if they feel threatened by thugs.

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Murkomen’s words have since landed him in hot water with the public, who took the CS’s sentiments as a clear ‘shoot-to-kill’ order targeting civilians.

Murkomen has recently explained his position, citing the Sixth Schedule of the National Police Service Act, which governs the use of guns by police officers.

“My statement was made contextually and consciously with clarity of mind based on the express provisions of the law,” the CS clarified.

“No leader, scholar, jurist, journalist, blogger, or opinion shaper has challenged me on the law.”

‘Gov’t Holds Monopoly Of Violence!’ – DCI Boss Tells Kenyans