| dc.description.abstract | This study examined the Kenya Police and Directorate of Criminal Investigations officers‟
capacity to carry out financial forensic frauds investigations in Kiambu Sub-County. The overall
objective of the study was to evaluate the financial fraud forensic capacity of Kenya Police in
Kiambu Sub-County. This study was conducted in Kiambu Sub-County, in Kiambu County and
targeted the Kenya Police and Directorate of Criminal Investigations officers who are
responsible for criminal investigations. The study objectives were; to establish the capacity of
Kenya police human resource to carry out forensic investigations on financial frauds in Kiambu
Sub-County, to examine the skills capacity of police officers to conduct forensic investigations
on financial frauds in Kiambu Sub-County and to assess resource capacity of Kenya Police
available for police officers to conduct forensic investigations on financial frauds in Kiambu
Sub-County. These objectives sought to answer the following questions: what is the capacity of
Kenya police human resource to carry out forensic investigations on financial frauds in Kiambu
Sub-County? what skills capacity do police officers have to conduct forensic investigations on
financial frauds in Kiambu Sub-County? and what resources are at the disposal of the police
officers for conducting forensic investigations on financial frauds in Kiambu Sub-County?
The study adopted ex post facto research design. Regular police officers and Directorate of
Criminal Investigations Officers (DCI) dealing with criminal investigations were randomly
sampled while purposive sampling was employed to select specialised DCI officers at DCI
headquarters who provides specialised services to Kiambu Sub-County. From the target
population of 90, the study sampled 81 respondents to participate in the study where the response
rate was impressive at 85.7%. The study used self-administered questionnaires as primary data
collection instruments. Self-administered questionnaires collected primary data while police
records provided secondary data. Data collected was analysed both descriptively and statistically.
Quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, modes, means,
variances or standard deviations. Contingency tables were generated by cross-tabulating
variables determine the relationship between the study variables. Chi-Square and One-Way
ANOVA was used to test the statistical mean difference among variables. Tables and charts
present analysed data to represent quantitative findings. Inferences were made to describe the
research findings. The study findings revealed that innumerable capacity challenges face the
Kenya Police Service in both skills and resources coupled with other challenges, which has
greatly influenced the ability to detect, conduct and prosecute financial frauds. The study
recommends there is need to come with measures of addressing limited capacity in the police
service in order to improve on financial fraud investigations. | en_US |
