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Published decisions from 2016 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (345 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (60); Affirmed (12); Appeal allowed (7); The appeal is dismissed. (5)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (52); Affirmed (18)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (16); Affirmed (6)
• Succession: Application dismissed (9)
• Constitutional Petition: Affirmed (9); Dismissed (8); Petition dismissed (8); Appeal dismissed (6)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (169)
• Civil Procedure Rules (82)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (80)
• Penal Code (79)
• Constitution of Kenya (70)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (65)
• Criminal Procedure Code (64)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (50)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (46), Appeal from the original trial outcome (40), First Appeal (27)
• [Civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 4/33, The court upheld the plaintiff's claims and ordered the defendants to pay damages and other relief.: 1/33, The Plaintiffs are awarded costs from the 1st and 2nd Defendants, both jointly and severally, and the 3rd Defendant shall bear the costs of the 1st and 2nd Defendants.: 1/33, The plaintiff's claims were upheld.: 1/33
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 40/136, Affirmed: 13/136, Affirmed the conviction and sentence.: 4/136, Affirmed the conviction and sentence: 3/136
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 44/122, Affirmed: 6/122, Appeal allowed: 6/122, The appeal was dismissed.: 4/122
• [Criminal] outcomes — Guilty of murder: 7/45, Not guilty: 4/45, Not Guilty: 3/45, Affirmed: 2/45
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — The application was dismissed.: 2/33, Affirming the lower court's decision: 1/33, Appeal allowed: 1/33, The application for review and setting aside the judgment was dismissed.: 1/33

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~39383 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Declaration (6)
• New trial (5)
• Re-trial of the case (5)
• None (4)
• Injunction (3)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (88), Penal Code (62), Constitution of Kenya 2010 (59), Constitution of Kenya (45), Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (43)