Mumbi-Ngugi Mumbi-Ngugi Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2011 to 2026; busiest year 2022 (168 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (93); Appeal allowed (10); Application dismissed (7); Affirmed (6)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (62); Affirmed (4)
• Civil Application: Application dismissed (17); Dismissed with costs (6); Dismissed (5); Appeal dismissed (5)
• Civil Appeal (Application): Application dismissed (9)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (9)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (126)
• Criminal Procedure Code (96)
• Constitution of Kenya (48)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (39)
• Sexual Offences Act (31)
• Law of Succession Act (29)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (29)
• Civil Procedure Act (27)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from original trial (32), Appeal from conviction and sentence (26), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (18)
• [Constitutional Review] outcomes — The matter is directed to be heard before a single judge of the High Court.: 1/3, The court dismisses the petition due to the respondents' failure to file an affidavit in opposition.: 1/3, The Petition is dismissed.: 1/3
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — The court declared the Plaintiff the owner of the land parcels and ordered the Defendant to surrender the land.: 1/9, The court grants the temporary injunction to compel the defendant to give an account of all moneys in the hands of the respondent on the account of the firm.: 1/9, Struck out with no order as to costs: 1/9, Defendant's motion to strike out Plaintiff's suit is dismissed: 1/9
• [Interpretation and Application of the Fundamental Rights under the Constitution of Kenya 2010] outcomes — The Petitioner is granted a declaration that he has a constitutional right to vie for a county representative seat in the General Elections.: 1/1
• [Petition for Certiorari and Mandamus] outcomes — Petition dismissed: 1/2, The petitioners' prayers are dismissed, and the parties are directed to bear their respective costs.: 1/2
• [Constitutional and Human Rights] outcomes — No order as to costs: 1/14, Petition granted with declarations.: 1/14, The court held that the 1st and 2nd respondents are public bodies and owe the petitioners a guarantee of fundamental human rights and freedoms.: 1/14, The case against the 1st and 2nd respondent is dismissed with no order as to costs. The 3rd and 4th respondents are declared to have violated the rights and fundamental freedoms of the occupants. Each of the 223 persons is awarded Kshs 150,000/= as damages. The petitioner is awarded the costs of the petition.: 1/14

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~35324 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• None (4)
• Damages of Kshs 2,000,000 (2)
• Permanent injunction (2)
• Declaration of violation (2)
• Injunction (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (91), Criminal Procedure Code (71), Constitution of Kenya (34), Constitution of Kenya 2010 (30), Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (21)