Onguto Onguto Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2015 to 2026; busiest year 2022 (43 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (7); Affirmed (3); Affirmed the High Court's decision. (1)
• Constitutional Petition: Affirmed (3); Dismissed (3); The Petition was dismissed. (2); The consolidated petitions are successful. (1)
• Petition: Petition dismissed (3); Affirmed (3); The petition was dismissed. (2)
• Judicial Review: Application dismissed (3); The application is allowed. (2)
• Constitutional and Human Rights: The Petition is dismissed. (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (28)
• Constitution of Kenya (21)
• Civil Procedure Act (20)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (15)
• Evidence Act (10)
• Civil Procedure Rules (10)
• Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (7)
• Fair Administrative Action Act, 2015 (7)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from original trial (5), Appeal from the original trial outcome (5), Appeal from an original trial (5)
• [Amendment of Pleading] outcomes — The application for amendment is allowed, and Chase Bank Kenya Ltd is joined as a party in the suit.: 1/1
• [Miscellaneous Civil Application] outcomes — The ex parte orders and judgements were set aside and discharged, and an order was substituted that the Firm be entitled to offset and/or deduct all taxed costs due and owing from the ex parte applicant from the funds in the Account.: 1/8, Application granted: 1/8, Set aside: 1/8, Application dismissed: 1/8
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 3/10, The appeal is allowed to the extent that the trial magistrate erred by relying on Law Society of Kenya v Attorney General (Supra) in declining to review the order striking out the appellant's statement of defence.: 1/10, Affirmed: 1/10, The appeal is allowed, and the trial court's judgment is set aside.: 1/10
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — Application dismissed: 3/19, The application for an order of prohibition is dismissed, and the application for an order of certiorari is also dismissed.: 1/19, Leave granted: 1/19, The court granted temporary orders to stay the proceedings against the applicant.: 1/19
• [Civil Application] outcomes — The application is dismissed.: 1/2, The application is allowed, and the Applicants are granted leave to commence and/or continue a derivative suit.: 1/2

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~55878 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• None specified (2)
• Declaration (2)
• Award of costs to the Defendant (1)
• The Firm of Ngatia & Associates Advocates was granted the right to offset and/or deduct all taxed costs due and owing from the ex parte applicant from the funds in the Account (1)
• The appellant is not obliged to pay any amount above Kshs. 3,000,000.00 nor can the decree-holder recover more than that. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Constitution of Kenya 2010 (23), Constitution of Kenya (18), Civil Procedure Act (14), Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (9), Civil Procedure Rules (7)