Act Chesoni 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 3 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 1983 to 2023; busiest year 2023 (1 decisions).
Documented outcomes by case type
- Judicial Review: The ex parte applicant's application for certiorari to quash (2)
- Civil: Dismissal of the suit for want of prosecution (1)
- Civil Suit: The application and suit are struck out. (1)
- Civil Appeal: Appeal allowed (1)
Counts are per published decision as classified by AI; not comparable across courts or years.
Most-cited legislation
- Civil Procedure Act (1)
- Landlords and Tenant (Shops, Hotels and Establishments) Act (1)
- Business Premises Rent Tribunal Act (1)
- Law Reform Act (1)
- Business Premises Rent Tribunal Act (Chapter 301 of Laws of Kenya) (1)
- Law Reform Act (Chapter 26 of Laws of Kenya) (1)
Documented reasoning patterns
- Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the High Court at Nyeri (1), Second appeal from a decision of the High Court dismissing the first appeal (1), Appeal from the High Court at Nairobi, Nyarangi J (1)
- [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1
- [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed with costs: 1/2, Appeal allowed, order set aside, case remitted to High Court.: 1/2
Writing characteristics
- Median judgment length ~15610 words
- Includes panel decisions
Citation patterns
- Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.7
- Frequently applied statutes: Married Women's Property Act, 1882 (1), Evidence Act, Cap 80 (1)
Sample decisions
Ruithibo v Nyingi [1983] KECA 65 (KLR)
Court of Appeal · [1983] KECA 65 (KLR) · 19 October 1983
M’Kiriara M'Mukanya & another v Gilbert Kabeere M'Mbijiwe [1984] KECA 21 (KLR)
Court of Appeal · [1984] KECA 21 (KLR) · 21 February 1984
Mutiso v Mutiso [1984] KECA 46 (KLR)
Court of Appeal · [1984] KECA 46 (KLR) · 4 May 1984