Nairobi, Feb. 24 -- The Director of Public Prosecutions has given the go-ahead to prosecute individuals named in seven of the 27 files submitted by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and returned 14 of them for further investigation, a new report has revealed.

The 27 files were part of those submitted to the DPP on alleged corruption and misappropriation of public funds for the three-month period ending December 2023 and forwarded to DPP Renson Ingonga for action.

The DPP's office also recommended the closure of three files and gave his approval for the prosecution of persons under investigation in seven files for various offences.

The notice also indicated that the EACC was awaiting Mr Ingonga's advice on three files ref...