Makaau Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2015 to 2019; busiest year 2019 (2 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Constitutional Petition: The petition is dismissed and all the cases are struck out. (1)
• Election Petition: Affirmed the election results (1)
• Civil: Affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal (1)
• Petition: Affirmed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Article 21 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)
• Practice and Procedure Rules of the Constitution of Kenya (1)
• Constitution of Kenya (1)
• Electons Act 2012 (1)
• Elections (General) Regulations 2016 (1)
• Elections (Parliamentary and County Elections) Petitions Rules, 2016 (1)
• Independent Electoral & Boundaries Commission Act, 2011 (1)
• Traffic Act Cap 403 (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (111), Appeal from original trial (14), Appeal from the original trial outcome (11)
• [Civil] outcomes — Application dismissed: 8/60, Appeal dismissed: 5/60, Appeal allowed: 3/60, Application allowed: 3/60
• [Succession Cause] outcomes — Order for restraining order: 1/5, Appeal dismissed with costs: 1/5, Application struck out: 1/5, The application is dismissed.: 1/5
• [Miscellaneous Civil Case] outcomes — Struck out: 1/1
• [Succession] outcomes — Application dismissed: 4/70, Application allowed: 3/70, Dismissed with costs: 2/70, Appeal dismissed: 2/70
• [Succession Dispute] outcomes — The court grants prayers 3 and 5, revoking the grant to Andrew Mbuthia and issuing a fresh grant to Mathew Felix Mugambi.: 1/5, Guilty of intermeddling with the deceased's property: 1/5, The confirmed grant of letters of administration intestate is issued in terms of the 1st petitioner's proposal.: 1/5, The court will investigate the forgery allegations and rectify the grant if the investigation confirms the petitioner's claims.: 1/5

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~17045 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Set at liberty (6)
• None (4)
• Quash conviction and sentence (4)
• Injunction (3)
• Temporary injunction (3)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.5
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (60), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (52), Law of Succession Act (50), Penal Code (47), Civil Procedure Rules (43)