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Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2017 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (231 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (142); Quashed conviction and sentence (16); Appeal upheld, conviction and sentence quashed (15); Appeal successful, conviction and sentence quashed (15)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (86); Appeal allowed (31); Appeal dismissed with costs (9); Appeal allowed with costs (8)
• Criminal Revision: Application Declined (27)
• Criminal: Acquitted (17); Guilty of murder (11); Guilty (9); Not guilty (5)
• Criminal Case: Acquitted (9)

Counts are per published decision as classified by AI; not comparable across courts or years.

Most-cited legislation

• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (145)
• Penal Code (129)
• Criminal Procedure Code (97)
• Evidence Act (87)
• Civil Procedure Act (63)
• Civil Procedure Rules (46)
• Constitution of Kenya (46)
• Sexual Offences Act No.3 of 2006 (37)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (165), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (59), Appeal from the original trial (51)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 142/297, Quashed conviction and sentence: 16/297, Appeal upheld, conviction and sentence quashed: 15/297, Appeal successful, conviction and sentence quashed: 15/297
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 86/234, Appeal allowed: 31/234, Appeal dismissed with costs: 9/234, Appeal allowed with costs: 8/234
• [Criminal] outcomes — Acquitted: 17/88, Guilty of murder: 11/88, Guilty: 9/88, Not guilty: 5/88
• [Probate and Administration] outcomes — Application dismissed: 3/23, Appeal dismissed: 3/23, The application is allowed.: 2/23, Application dismissed with costs: 1/23
• [Constitutional Petition] outcomes — Petition dismissed: 2/11, The petition and application are struck out with costs.: 1/11, The petition is merited and the respondent is ordered to bear the costs of the petition.: 1/11, The court granted the application and ordered a stay of execution of the previous orders and the main petition and intended appeal.: 1/11

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~7811 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Costs awarded to the appellant (21)
• Set appellant at liberty (15)
• Half the costs of the appeal (6)
• Quash conviction and sentence (6)
• Appellant is at liberty unless otherwise lawfully held (6)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.8
• Frequently applied statutes: Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (145), Penal Code (129), Criminal Procedure Code (97), Evidence Act (87), Civil Procedure Act (63)