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Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2004 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (272 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (71); Appeal successful (14); Stay of execution granted (9); The appeal is partially successful (6)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (34); Affirmed (5)
• Criminal: Convicted of murder (7); The accused is placed on his defence. (5)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (6)
• Miscellaneous Criminal Application: Application dismissed (4)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (136)
• Civil Procedure Rules (87)
• Criminal Procedure Code (55)
• Sexual Offences Act No 3 of 2006 (31)
• Penal Code (28)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (27)
• Probate and Administration Rules (20)
• Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (19)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (52), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (23), Appeal from the original trial (17)
• [Miscellaneous Civil Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 2/10, The garnishee is ordered to pay Ksh.550,000 to the applicant/advocate.: 1/10, The application is dismissed.: 1/10, The application is granted leave to appeal out of time and the applicant is ordered to pay half of the decretal sum and provide a bank guarantee.: 1/10
• [Criminal Revision] outcomes — Application dismissed: 4/19, The application is dismissed.: 1/19, The application for revision is dismissed: 1/19, The applicant's application for revision of sentence is dismissed.: 1/19
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 34/86, Affirmed: 5/86, The appeal is dismissed.: 2/86, The conviction is quashed and the appellant is set free.: 2/86
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 73/253, Appeal successful: 13/253, Stay of execution granted: 9/253, The appeal is partially successful: 6/253
• [Miscellaneous Criminal Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 4/6, The court has jurisdiction to determine the review of the sentence.: 1/6, The court ordered a review of the applicant's sentence.: 1/6

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~22532 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Stay of execution pending appeal (16)
• Stay of execution of the decree (7)
• Stay of execution pending appeal. (4)
• Stay of execution of the decree. (4)
• Award of costs (4)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (137), Civil Procedure Rules (86), Criminal Procedure Code (55), Sexual Offences Act No 3 of 2006 (31), Penal Code (29)