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Activity

Published decisions from 2015 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (6 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Suit: The defendant's statement of defence was not struck out. (1); The defendant's statement of defence was struck out. (1); The Plaintiff's Motion to strike out the Defendants' Defence (1); The Court did not strike out the Plaint and the application. (1)
• Commercial Case: Application to strike out the suit dismissed (1)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal allowed (1)
• Constitutional and Human Rights: The Court granted the petitioners' application for empanelme (1)
• Civil: The Plainti’s suit was not struck out. (1); The plaintiffs' suit was dismissed. (1); Application dismissed with costs to the plaintiff (1); The application is granted. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (13)
• Civil Procedure Rules (6)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (4)
• Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (3)
• Limitation of Actions Act (2)
• Article 165(3)(b) and (d) of the Constitution (1)
• Law of Contract Act (1)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Motion to strike out the defendant's defence (1), Application for orders including strike out of statement of defence, entry of judgment on admission, and costs (1), Appeal from a previous judgment (1)
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Motion to strike out the defendant's defence dismissed: 1/5, Judgment in favor of the plaintiff: 1/5, The defendant's statement of defence was struck out.: 1/5, The defendant's statement of defence was not struck out.: 1/5
• [Commercial Dispute] outcomes — Judgment in favor of the Plaintiff: 1/2, The court dismissed the defendants' applications.: 1/2
• [Commercial Suit] outcomes — Judgment for the Plaintiff in the amount of Kshs. 22,729,936.26.: 1/1
• [Defamation] outcomes — The application is dismissed.: 1/2, The motion to strike out the statement of defence is denied.: 1/2
• [Succession Dispute] outcomes — The petition for grant of letters of administration is struck out.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~27038 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Costs of the suit awarded to the plaintiff (1)
• Payment of Kshs. 22,729,936.26 (1)
• The defendant's statement of defence will be deemed as filed on time (1)
• Judgment for a sum of Ksh. 3,795,356.94/=, costs, and interest (1)
• 30-day stay of execution (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.1
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (6), Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (3), Civil Procedure Rules (2), Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (2), Law of Succession Act (1)