John Chigiti Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2017 to 2026; busiest year 2023 (177 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (21); Appeal allowed (7); Appeal successful (5); Appeal dismissed with costs (3)
• Judicial Review: Application dismissed (19); Dismissed (14); Dismissed with costs (11); The application is allowed. (11)
• Criminal: Not Guilty (9)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (3)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Fair Administrative Action Act (29)
• Civil Procedure Act (29)
• Civil Procedure Rules (23)
• Government Proceedings Act (22)
• Constitution of Kenya (19)
• Law Reform Act (15)
• Criminal Procedure Code (15)
• Penal Code (13)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Application for Certiorari and Prohibition (17), Application for Judicial Review (16), Application for Mandamus (10)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 20/53, Appeal allowed: 6/53, Appeal successful: 4/53, Appeal dismissed with costs: 3/53
• [Miscellaneous Criminal Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 1/2, Application granted: 1/2
• [Succession] outcomes — The appeal is allowed, and the trial court's ruling is set aside.: 1/3, Application dismissed: 1/3, The application for confirmation of grant is allowed, and the objector is granted the liberty to pursue the appeal.: 1/3
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — Application dismissed: 18/297, Dismissed: 14/297, Dismissed with costs: 11/297, The application is allowed.: 10/297
• [Succession Appeal] outcomes — Appeal successful: 1/2, Appeal allowed: 1/2

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~30595 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Recall of prosecution witnesses for cross-examination (2)
• Review and set aside the orders of the Chief Magistrate. (2)
• Discharge the warrants of arrest. (2)
• Grant the costs of the application. (2)
• Costs to the Applicant. (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (29), Fair Administrative Action Act (28), Civil Procedure Rules (24), Government Proceedings Act (21), Constitution of Kenya (17)