Michael Chesikaw Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2022 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (378 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil: Appeal dismissed (25); Claimant wins (25); In favor of the Claimant (18); Judgment in favor of the Claimant (13)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (22); Appeal Granted (4)
• Refund Dispute: Claimant wins (20); In favor of the Claimant (15); In favour of the Claimant (9)
• Tribunal Case: Claimant wins (20); In favor of the Claimant (19); In favour of the Claimant (12); Judgment in favor of the Claimant (12)
• Loan Dispute: Judgment in favor of the Claimant (4)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Cooperative Societies Act (65)
• Civil Procedure Act (58)
• Civil Procedure Rules (31)
• Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (23)
• Co-operative Societies Act (20)
• Cooperative Societies Act Cap 490 (10)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (9)
• Land Act (8)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Claimant v Respondent (79), Appeal from a previous decision (40), Appeal from a decision of the Cooperative Tribunal (39)
• [Bill of Costs Application] outcomes — Total Payable KSHS.35,280/=: 1/1
• [Civil] outcomes — Claimant wins: 20/215, Appeal dismissed: 17/215, In favor of the Claimant: 16/215, Judgment in favor of the Claimant: 11/215
• [Refund Dispute] outcomes — Claimant wins: 16/54, In favor of the Claimant: 12/54, In favour of the Claimant: 3/54, In favor of the claimant: 3/54
• [Costs Assessment] outcomes — The assessment applies to CTC.No. 170 and 194 of 2020.: 1/4, The assessment is valid and applies to CTC NO. 170 and 194 of 2020.: 1/4, The Claimant's costs are assessed at Kshs. 29,365/=: 1/4, The claimant's Bill of Costs is assessed at Kshs 51,125.: 1/4
• [Costs] outcomes — Costs awarded: 1/5, The Bill of Costs is taxed and the total amount allowed is Kshs 143,862/18.: 1/5, The Bill of Costs is taxed at Kshs. 435,162/=: 1/5, The Bill of Cost is taxed at Kshs. 186,585/=: 1/5

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~8255 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Costs of the suit (12)
• Award of costs and interest (9)
• Costs (6)
• Permanent injunction (5)
• 30 days stay of execution granted (4)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Cooperative Societies Act (39), Civil Procedure Act (30), Co-operative Societies Act (14), Civil Procedure Rules (13), Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (11)