Ole Kantai Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2013 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (73 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (35); Affirmed (20); Application dismissed (6); The appeal was dismissed. (4)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (29); Affirmed (13); The application is granted. (8); Leave to appeal granted (3)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (12); The application is granted. (5); Leave to appeal granted (2)
• Civil Application: Application dismissed (7); The application is granted. (3); Dismissed (3); Application granted (2)
• civil: Appeal dismissed (5)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Criminal Procedure Code (25)
• Penal Code (25)
• Court of Appeal Rules (16)
• Legal Education Act, 2012 (16)
• Kenya School of Law Act, 2012 (14)
• Sexual Offences Act (14)
• Civil Procedure Rules (14)
• Civil Procedure Act (11)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Second Appeal (111), Application for stay of execution pending appeal (30), Appeal from a High Court judgment (24)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 175/366, Appeal allowed: 10/366, Appeal successful: 8/366, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 5/366
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 168/603, Application dismissed: 39/603, Appeal allowed: 27/603, Dismissed: 27/603
• [Civil Application] outcomes — Dismissed: 18/140, Application dismissed: 17/140, Appeal dismissed: 14/140, Dismissed with costs: 5/140
• [civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 15/51, Appeal allowed: 7/51, dismissed: 3/51, Affirmed: 3/51
• [Election Petition] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/6, Affirmed: 1/6, Appeal allowed, petition dismissed: 1/6, The appeal is dismissed and the decision of the High Court is confirmed.: 1/6

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~16618 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Injunction (7)
• Stay of proceedings (5)
• Stay of execution pending appeal (4)
• Costs of the Motion will be in the appeal (4)
• General damages (3)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (112), Penal Code (94), Sexual Offences Act (44), Court of Appeal Rules (40), Evidence Act (36)