Klr Nyakundi Beta
Read this first — limitations.
- Patterns reflect published decisions only.
- This is not an assessment of private character, integrity or bias.
- Outcome distributions are per case-type and not comparable across courts/years.
- Based on 30 decision(s); small samples are indicative only.
- Name normalization is automatic and may merge or split judges incorrectly.
Main subject areas
Activity
Published decisions from 2018 to 2025; busiest year 2025 (11 decisions).
Documented outcomes by case type
- Civil Appeal: Affirmed (3); Appeal dismissed (3); Appeal allowed (1); Affirmed the judgment of the lower court. (1)
- Criminal Revision: Application dismissed (3); Application granted, sentence converted to non-custodial. (1); The High Court dismisses the application and orders the 297 (1); Disallowed (1)
- Criminal: Guilty of murder (2); Guilty Plea (1); Guilty (1)
- Miscellaneous Criminal Case: Application dismissed (1)
- Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (1); The application was dismissed. (1)
Counts are per published decision as classified by AI; not comparable across courts or years.
Most-cited legislation
- Criminal Procedure Code (10)
- Constitution of Kenya (3)
- Penal Code (2)
- Section 362 of the Criminal Procedure Code (2)
- Evidence Act, Cap 80 Laws of Kenya (2)
- Section 203 of the Penal Code (2)
- Probation of Offenders Act (1)
- Wildlife Conservation and Management Act 2013 (1)
Documented reasoning patterns
- Most common procedural postures: First Appeal (4), Appeal from the original trial outcome (2), Application for revision of trial within trial decision (1)
- [Criminal Revision] outcomes — Application dismissed: 3/6, The High Court dismisses the application and orders the 297 bags of cement to be released to the applicants within 24 hours.: 1/6, Disallowed: 1/6, Application granted, sentence converted to non-custodial.: 1/6
- [Criminal] outcomes — Guilty of murder: 2/4, Guilty: 1/4, Guilty Plea: 1/4
- [Supervisory Revision] outcomes — Application dismissed: 1/1
- [Sentence Revision] outcomes — The High Court granted the application for sentence revision.: 1/1
- [Miscellaneous Criminal Case] outcomes — Application dismissed: 1/1
Writing characteristics
- Median judgment length ~26009 words
- Includes panel decisions
Remedy patterns
- Right to appeal to this court if the trial court reaches a verdict not to the Applicant's liking (1)
- Sentence review (1)
- Declaration of merits (1)
- Allowance of petition (1)
- Re-taxation of the bill of costs (1)
Citation patterns
- Avg cited authorities/decision: 3.2
- Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (10), Constitution of Kenya (3), Section 203 of the Penal Code (2), Penal Code (2), Section 362 of the Criminal Procedure Code (2)
Sample decisions
Peter Njoroge Gichungu & another v Republic [2018] KEHC 9190 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2018] KEHC 9190 (KLR) · 21 March 2018
Republic v Amos Musiebe [2019] KEHC 5113 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2019] KEHC 5113 (KLR) · 31 July 2019
Republic v Fredrick Nthiga Mwaniki [2019] KEHC 6037 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2019] KEHC 6037 (KLR) · 27 June 2019
Republic v Mathayo Lukavilo Sifuna [2019] KEHC 6057 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2019] KEHC 6057 (KLR) · 16 May 2019
Jacinta Anyago Obungu v Republic [2020] KEHC 10155 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2020] KEHC 10155 (KLR) · 7 October 2020
Joseph Kithuku Kitonga & another v Officer in Charge of Police Station Bamburi & 3 others [2020] KEHC 1459 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2020] KEHC 1459 (KLR) · 19 November 2020
Samuel Muthaura v Republic [2020] KEHC 8139 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2020] KEHC 8139 (KLR) · 20 February 2020
James Nthuku Kithinji v Republic [2020] KEHC 9810 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2020] KEHC 9810 (KLR)
Republic v Enock Onyango Amuno [2021] KEHC 7912 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2021] KEHC 7912 (KLR) · 7 April 2021
Gitari v Republic (Criminal Revision E004 of 2023) [2023] KEHC 18458 (KLR) (14 June 2023) (Ruling)
High Court of Kenya · [2023] KEHC 18458 (KLR) · 14 June 2023