[4] The Directorate of Criminal Investigations derives her mandate from Article 247 of the Constitution of Kenya and through the National Police Service Act 2011 which establishes the Directorate as an organ of the National Police Service (NPS).
This Department is further divided into sub-departments, namely: Directorates at Headquarters Disbanded sub-branches Formations Regional and County Command Level DCI command spreads out from the Headquarters to regions, counties, sub-counties, and DCI offices in their service provision.
There are 8 regional, 47 County Directorate Offices and 3 Formations (ATPU, KAPU, DCI Academy & KRPU) and over 297 Sub-counties countrywide.
Completion of Forensic Science Laboratory Kenya's DCI is tasked primarily with intelligence gathering and evidence collection where crimes of a complex nature have occurred.
The over Ksh 5.7B forensic lab is fully equipped ,staffed and is located at its headquarters at Mazingira House, Kiambu Road.