Klr Aburili Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2015 to 2024; busiest year 2024 (6 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2); Appeal successful on liability, unsuccessful on quantum of d (1); The appeal is dismissed. (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal upheld for delement charge, acquittal on indecent act (1)
• Succession: The application for rectification of the grant of probate is (1); The application for confirmation of the grant is dismissed. (1)
• Miscellaneous Criminal Application: The application is dismissed. (1)
• Environment and Land Appeal: Appeal dismissed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Law of Succession Act (3)
• Probate and Administration Rules (2)
• Civil Procedure Act (2)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (2)
• Sexual Offences Act, No. 3 of 2006 (1)
• Evidence Act (1)
• Trustee Act (1)
• Criminal Procedure Code Cap 75 of the Laws of Kenya (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a judgement of the Resident Magistrate (1), Respondent raised preliminary objections on jurisdiction and remedy (1), Application for Contempt of Court (1)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/4, The appeal is dismissed.: 1/4, Appeal successful on liability, unsuccessful on quantum of damages.: 1/4
• [Constitutional Petition] outcomes — The petition is allowed to proceed.: 1/1
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — The 2nd Respondent, David Cheruiyot, was found in contempt of court and ordered to be punished.: 1/1
• [Appeal] outcomes — The court will not admit the additional evidence as it was not obtained with reasonable diligence and is not relevant to the case.: 1/1
• [Divorce] outcomes — The application is dismissed.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~33349 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Punishment for contempt of court (1)
• Deposit of rental income in the court (1)
• Rectification of the grant of probate (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.8
• Frequently applied statutes: Law of Succession Act (3), Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (2), Probate and Administration Rules (2), Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act (PPDA) No. 33 of 2015 (1), National Government Constituency Development Fund Act (1)