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Published decisions from 2008 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (211 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (32); Affirmed (17); Affirmed the conviction and sentence (14); Affirmed the conviction and sentence. (5)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (25); Affirmed (6); Appeal granted (6); Appeal successful (5)
• Succession: Application dismissed (14); Dismissed (5)
• Sentence: Sentence upheld (11)
• Criminal Case: Sentence upheld (10); Sentence imposed (3)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Criminal Procedure Code (52)
• Penal Code (38)
• Law of Succession Act (35)
• Evidence Act (26)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (24)
• Wildlife Conservation and Management Compensation Regulations 2017 (22)
• Sexual Offences Act (19)
• Civil Procedure Act (17)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a conviction and sentence (61), Appeal from original trial (33), First Appeal (21)
• [Succession] outcomes — Application dismissed: 14/85, Dismissed: 5/85, The application is dismissed.: 2/85, Appeal dismissed: 2/85
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 31/116, Affirmed: 16/116, Affirmed the conviction and sentence: 14/116, The appeal was dismissed.: 4/116
• [Criminal Revision] outcomes — Application dismissed: 10/32, The application is struck off.: 2/32, Affirmed: 2/32, Application struck off: 2/32
• [Criminal Petition] outcomes — Application dismissed: 1/10, The petition is dismissed due to lack of records of the Court of Appeal proceedings.: 1/10, Petition dismissed: 1/10, The petition is dismissed.: 1/10
• [Sentence] outcomes — Sentence upheld: 11/15, The accused is released immediately.: 1/15, Sentence of 7 years in prison: 1/15, Sentence imposed: 1/15

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~12746 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Compensation of Kshs. 2,000,000 (10)
• Stay of execution pending appeal (6)
• Compensation of Kshs. 5,000,000 (4)
• Each party to meet their own costs (3)
• Declaration (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (52), Penal Code (37), Law of Succession Act (35), Evidence Act (24), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (22)