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Activity

Published decisions from 2012 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (307 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (89); Affirmed (53); The appeal was dismissed. (13); Appeal allowed (10)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (56); Affirmed (31); Affirmed the conviction and sentence (8); The appeal was dismissed. (5)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (20); Appeal allowed (6)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (12)
• Criminal Revision: Application dismissed (12)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (221)
• Civil Procedure Rules (147)
• Criminal Procedure Code (133)
• Constitution of Kenya (85)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (81)
• Penal Code (79)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (69)
• Sexual Offences Act (63)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (52), First Appeal (51), Appeal from the original trial outcome (45)
• [Civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 7/86, Dismissed: 4/86, Denied: 3/86, Application dismissed: 2/86
• [Constitutionality Challenge] outcomes — Affirmed: 1/1
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — The application is granted.: 3/72, Dismissed: 3/72, The application is dismissed.: 3/72, Application granted: 2/72
• [Summary Judgment Application] outcomes — Struck out with no orders as to costs: 1/1
• [Defamation] outcomes — Defendant's appeal dismissed: 2/15, Defendant found liable for defamation: 2/15, Affirmed: 1/15, Defamation claim upheld: 1/15

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~33634 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Stay of execution pending appeal (7)
• Damages (5)
• Costs of the application (4)
• Temporary injunction (4)
• Re-trial of the case (4)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.5
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (151), Criminal Procedure Code (120), Civil Procedure Rules (108), Penal Code (77), Constitution of Kenya (66)