Gitari Beta
Read this first — limitations.
- Patterns reflect published decisions only.
- This is not an assessment of private character, integrity or bias.
- Outcome distributions are per case-type and not comparable across courts/years.
- Based on 622 decision(s); small samples are indicative only.
- Name normalization is automatic and may merge or split judges incorrectly.
Main subject areas
Activity
Published decisions from 2017 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (30 decisions).
Documented outcomes by case type
- Succession: Application dismissed (2); The court upheld the grant of administration and ordered eac (1); The Petitioner's succession cause was dismissed. (1); Appeal allowed (1)
- Civil Appeal: Appeal allowed (2); Appeal upheld (2); Appeal dismissed (2); Application for stay of execution pending appeal denied. (1)
- Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (1)
- Adoption: Appeal dismissed (1)
- Succession Cause: The appeal is upheld, and the estate will be shared among th (1); The applications are dismissed, and the administrators are g (1)
Counts are per published decision as classified by AI; not comparable across courts or years.
Most-cited legislation
- Criminal Procedure Code (15)
- Law of Succession Act (11)
- Penal Code (10)
- Law of Succession Act, Cap 160, Laws of Kenya (6)
- Probate and Administration Rules (6)
- Civil Procedure Act (6)
- Sexual Offences Act (5)
- Civil Procedure Rules (3)
Documented reasoning patterns
- Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (61), Appeal from original trial (18), Appeal from original conviction and sentence (13)
- [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 66/120, Appeal allowed: 9/120, Application dismissed: 3/120, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence set aside: 3/120
- [Criminal Murder] outcomes — Guilty: 3/10, The application for release on bond is declined.: 1/10, The 2nd accused is released on bail pending trial with conditions.: 1/10, The accused was granted bail with a bond of Ksh.1,000,000/- plus two sureties of like amount.: 1/10
- [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 4/16, Appeal allowed: 3/16, The appeal is allowed, the order of the trial magistrate is set aside, and the suit is struck out with costs for want of jurisdiction.: 1/16, The application for bail pending trial is denied.: 1/16
- [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 31/99, Appeal allowed: 12/99, Application dismissed: 4/99, Appeal successful: 4/99
- [Criminal] outcomes — Bail granted: 4/48, The accused has a case to answer.: 3/48, Application dismissed: 2/48, Acquittal: 2/48
Writing characteristics
- Median judgment length ~13152 words
- Includes panel decisions
Remedy patterns
- Stay of execution pending appeal (8)
- Revocation of grant (8)
- None (5)
- Stay of execution (5)
- Costs to the appellant (4)
Citation patterns
- Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.3
- Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (101), Law of Succession Act (75), Penal Code (65), Civil Procedure Act (52), Probate and Administration Rules (45)
Sample decisions
Geoffrey Chomba Muthoni v Republic [2016] KEHC 4505 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2016] KEHC 4505 (KLR)
C M W v Republic [2016] KEHC 8024 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2016] KEHC 8024 (KLR) · 19 July 2016
Millicent Wandia Murage alias Millicent Wanja Murage v Republic [2017] KEHC 1423 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2017] KEHC 1423 (KLR) · 3 November 2017
Charles Kuria v Republic [2017] KEHC 1426 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2017] KEHC 1426 (KLR) · 9 November 2017
Joseph Muthee Kago v Republic [2017] KEHC 1427 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2017] KEHC 1427 (KLR) · 2 November 2017
Republic v Joseph Muchiri Furunjo [2017] KEHC 1432 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2017] KEHC 1432 (KLR) · 2 November 2017
Peter Njiru Igeria v Republic [2017] KEHC 1433 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2017] KEHC 1433 (KLR) · 2 November 2017
Bingwa Sacco Society Ltd v Quickline Auctioneers & another [2017] KEHC 1457 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2017] KEHC 1457 (KLR) · 17 November 2017
Samuel Kihara Ndegwa v Republic [2017] KEHC 1497 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2017] KEHC 1497 (KLR) · 10 November 2017
Charity Muthoni Gitabi v Joseph Gichangi Gitabi (Substituted By) Michael Wachira Gitabi [2017] KEHC 1502 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2017] KEHC 1502 (KLR) · 9 November 2017