Kihara Kihara Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2005 to 2025; busiest year 2009 (3 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil: Appeal dismissed (2); The Application was dismissed. (1); Application granted (1); Appeal allowed (1)
• Appeal: Abandonment of the application (1); Appeal upheld, consent judgment set aside (1)
• Civil Application: Application allowed. (1)
• Judicial Review: The court did not proceed with contempt proceedings. (1); The application was rejected. (1); The County Secretary is found in contempt and ordered to pay (1)
• Election Petition: The court ordered the ballot boxes to be opened. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (7)
• Judicature Act (3)
• Contempt of Court Act (2)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 articles 159(2); 259(1); 163(4) (b) (1)
• Supreme Court Act, 2011(Act No 7 of 2011) sections 15, 16, 21 (1)
• Supreme Court Rules, 2012 (Act No 7 of 2011 Sub Leg) rules 26, 31(2) (1)
• Arbitration Act (1)
• Societies Act (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a previous judgment (2), Application for reinstatement of dismissed suit (1), Application to transfer suit from Nairobi to Nakuru (1)
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Allowed the reinstatement of the suit: 1/3, The application for transfer of the suit was dismissed.: 1/3, Dismissed with costs: 1/3
• [Civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/5, Application granted: 1/5, Appeal allowed: 1/5, The Plaintiff's application is dismissed.: 1/5
• [Election Petition] outcomes — The court ordered the ballot boxes to be opened.: 1/1
• [Interim Injunction] outcomes — Granted: 1/1
• [Miscellaneous Civil Application] outcomes — Dismissed with costs: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~26414 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Spent (3)
• Reinstatement of the suit (1)
• Injunctions against the 2nd Defendant to prevent changes in user applications or development of the suit property (1)
• Costs be provided for (1)
• Payment of the debt and interest (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (7), Judicature Act (3), Contempt of Court Act (2), Arbitration Act (1), Societies Act (1)