Lagat-Korir Lagat-Korir Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2011 to 2026; busiest year 2014 (86 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (58); Affirmed (19); Appeal upheld, sentence reduced (5); Appeal successful (4)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (28)
• Criminal: Bail granted (15); Guilty (13); Application dismissed (10); Conviction and sentence upheld (8)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (9)
• Bail Application: Denied (7); Bail granted (6); Bail Granted (5); Granted (4)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (106)
• Criminal Procedure Code (78)
• Civil Procedure Act (28)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (25)
• Sexual Offences Act (19)
• Section 203 of the Penal Code (16)
• Evidence Act (15)
• Civil Procedure Rules (14)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a conviction and sentence (32), Appeal from conviction and sentence (25), Application for Bail (25)
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — The application is granted.: 1/6, Dismissed: 1/6, Allowing the application: 1/6, The Application is struck out with no orders to costs.: 1/6
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 5/12, Appeal dismissed, sentence reduced to 20 years: 1/12, Appeal successful, conviction and sentence quashed.: 1/12, Appeal not dismissed, set down for directions within 45 days: 1/12
• [civil] outcomes — Affirmed: 1/2, The appeal is partially successful, with the award revised downwards: 1/2
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 20/62, Appeal allowed: 2/62, Appeal successful: 2/62, Appeal granted: 2/62
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — The application is allowed in terms of prayer 1 and 2, to wit: an order of judicial review in the nature of certiorari, to remove into the high court and quash, the proceedings and decision of Trans-Mara Land Disputes Tribunal and the proceedings and decision of the Senior Resident Magistrate's Court.: 1/8, Dismissed with costs: 1/8, The applicant is granted leave to apply for judicial review and the proceedings before the Land Disputes Tribunal are quashed.: 1/8, The judgment is reserved for the final orders section.: 1/8

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~14084 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Costs will abide the outcome of the suit (2)
• Stay of execution of the decree pending the hearing and determination of the appeal. (1)
• Security for costs deposited by the applicant. (1)
• Costs of the appeal and the lower court (1)
• Quash the award of the ex-parte applicant's land by the Trans-Mara Land Disputes Tribunal (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.8
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (51), Criminal Procedure Code (36), Civil Procedure Act (20), Sexual Offences Act (18), Constitution of Kenya (9)