Musinga Beta

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Activity

Published decisions from 2003 to 2026; busiest year 2015 (72 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (34); Affirmed (10); Application dismissed (7); Appeal allowed (4)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (13); Affirmed (12)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (5); The application for a temporary injunction was dismissed. (2)
• Judicial Review: Affirmed (5); The application was dismissed. (4); Application dismissed (4); The application is dismissed. (3)
• Land Dispute: Appeal dismissed (4)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (73)
• Civil Procedure Rules (50)
• Constitution of Kenya (33)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (31)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (31)
• Criminal Procedure Code (19)
• Penal Code (15)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (14)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Second Appeal (83), Appeal from a High Court judgment (39), Application for stay of execution pending appeal (34)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 149/281, Affirmed: 11/281, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 7/281, Appeals dismissed: 6/281
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 35/105, Appeal allowed: 10/105, Application dismissed: 4/105, Appeal granted: 4/105
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 160/672, Application dismissed: 46/672, Dismissed: 29/672, Appeal allowed: 27/672
• [Civil Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 37/158, Dismissed: 16/158, Appeal dismissed: 10/158, The application is granted.: 6/158
• [Election Petition] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 4/9, Appeal allowed, petition dismissed: 1/9, The orders of the High Court were set aside and the PPDT was ordered to hear the matter de novo on merits.: 1/9, The judgment, orders, and decree of Hon. F. Tuiyot, J. are set aside.: 1/9

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~17741 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• None (8)
• Stay of proceedings (5)
• None specified (3)
• Costs to the respondent (3)
• Set the appellant at liberty unless otherwise lawfully held (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.0
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (70), Criminal Procedure Code (69), Sexual Offences Act (36), Civil Procedure Act (29), Evidence Act (25)