Mokua Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2019 to 2020; busiest year 2020 (2 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil: The court granted a conditional stay of execution of the jud (1)
• Miscellaneous Application: Dismissed with costs (1)
• Civil Appeal: The appeal is allowed. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (1)
• Civil Procedure Rules (1)
• Order 9 Rule 9 of the Civil Procedure Rules (1)
• Order 42 Rule 13(4) of the Civil Procedure Rules (1)
• Order 45 Rule 1 & 2 of the Civil Procedure Rules (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from original conviction and sentence (1), Appeal from a conviction and sentence by a Principal Magistrate (1), appeal from a judgment of the Senior Principal Magistrate (1)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Affirmed the conviction and sentence, but reduced the charges from Robbery with Violence to Robbery.: 1/3, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence set aside: 1/3, Affirmation of conviction with the issue of the conviction being dismissed.: 1/3
• [civil] outcomes — The appeal is dismissed with costs.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~24835 words
• Single-judge

Remedy patterns

• Re-trial of the case (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.8
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (1), MUNYI alias KARAYA & ANOTHER –V- REPUBLIC [2005]1 KLR 441 (1), ODHIAMBO & ANOTHER –V- REPUBLIC CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.5/05 (MSA) – [2005]2 KLR 176 (1), SIMIYU & ANOTHER –V- REPUBLIC [2005]1 KLR 192 (1), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (1)