Gatembu Kairu Beta

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Activity

Published decisions from 2013 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (4 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal allowed (3); The court upheld the High Court's declaration that the amend (1); Appeal dismissed (1); Appeal dismissed, Notice of Appeal struck out with costs (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Affirmed (1); Appeal allowed against the sentence, conviction upheld. (1); Appeal allowed, conviction upheld, sentence reduced (1); Appeal dismissed (1)
• Election Petition Appeal: The appeal was allowed, and the matter was remitted to the T (1)
• Civil Application: Declined to certify the application urgent (1); The applicant's application for a stay of execution of the a (1); Respondent's Preliminary Objection upheld (1)
• Succession Appeal: Motion dismissed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Criminal Procedure Code (3)
• Penal Code (2)
• Value Added Tax Act, 2013 (1)
• Employment and Labour Relations Act (1)
• Sexual Offences Act (1)
• Merchant Shipping Act (No. 4 of 2009) (1)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Second Appeal (58), Appeal from a High Court judgment (36), Application for stay of execution pending appeal (22)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 119/209, Affirmed: 9/209, Appeal dismissed in its entirety: 4/209, Appeals dismissed: 4/209
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 135/533, Application dismissed: 33/533, Dismissed: 21/533, Affirmed: 18/533
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 25/74, Granted: 5/74, Appeal allowed: 5/74, Appeal granted: 4/74
• [civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 19/37, dismissed: 2/37, The appeal was dismissed.: 2/37, Appeal successful: 1/37
• [civil appeal] outcomes — Affirmed: 2/3, The Court finds for the appellant and dismisses the petition.: 1/3

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~17637 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Injunction (5)
• None (5)
• Costs to the respondent (4)
• Damages (3)
• Costs to the appellant (3)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.1
• Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (51), Penal Code (43), Sexual Offences Act (37), Court of Appeal Rules (29), Appellate Jurisdiction Act (22)