Gikonyo Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2013 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (171 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (40); Affirmed (14); Appeal allowed (8); The appeal was dismissed. (5)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (21); Affirmed (17); Affirmed the conviction and sentence (11); Affirmed the conviction and sentence. (5)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (12)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (9); Denied (7); Application dismissed (5); The application for a temporary injunction was dismissed. (4)
• Miscellaneous Civil Application: Judgment in favor of the applicant (7)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (141)
• Civil Procedure Rules (104)
• Law of Succession Act (45)
• Criminal Procedure Code (37)
• Penal Code (29)
• Sexual Offences Act (26)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (24)
• Constitution of Kenya (24)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (44), Appeal from original trial (37), Application for Bail (28)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 31/123, Affirmed: 17/123, Affirmed the conviction and sentence: 8/123, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 4/123
• [Recusal Motion] outcomes — The judge's recusal application was rejected and the case proceeded before the judge.: 1/1
• [Petition] outcomes — Dismissed: 2/10, The court found in favor of the petitioners and granted leave to appeal with a temporary stay: 1/10, Application dismissed with costs to respondents: 1/10, The Petition is not dismissed but proceedings are stayed.: 1/10
• [Criminal Case] outcomes — The 4th accused is denied bail and will remain in remand for the period of the trial: 1/12, The accused is released on bond: 1/12, The court denied the application to cancel the bond.: 1/12, The accused is held in custody during the hearing of the case.: 1/12
• [Criminal] outcomes — The accused is placed on his defence.: 14/134, Appeal dismissed: 8/134, Bail granted: 6/134, Guilty of murder: 4/134

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~13382 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• None (7)
• Revocation of grant (7)
• Opportunity to challenge the certificate of taxation (5)
• Stay of execution (4)
• Stay of execution pending appeal (3)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (123), Law of Succession Act (114), Civil Procedure Rules (98), Probate and Administration Rules (66), Criminal Procedure Code (65)