Kemei Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2017 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (34 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (5); Affirmed (5); Appeal allowed (2); Appeal partially successful (2)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (4); Affirmed (2); We hold a similar view as the learned and nd that the said (1)
• Land Dispute: Appeal dismissed (2); The appeal was dismissed. (2)
• Criminal: Not Guilty (2); Appeal dismissed (2); The accused's appeal for a retrial de novo was dismissed. (1)
• Civil Appeal (Application): Application allowed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (16)
• Criminal Procedure Code (12)
• Penal Code (11)
• Evidence Act (8)
• Sexual Offences Act (6)
• Land Registration Act (6)
• Law of Succession Act (5)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (5)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (86), Appeal from original trial (52), Appeal from the original trial outcome (35)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 99/236, Appeal allowed: 13/236, Affirmed: 13/236, Appeal successful: 12/236
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 66/220, Appeal allowed: 13/220, Appeal successful: 9/220, Application dismissed: 7/220
• [Criminal] outcomes — Guilty: 12/122, Not Guilty: 6/122, Appeal dismissed: 4/122, Not guilty: 3/122
• [Revision] outcomes — The request for review is dismissed: 1/2, Conviction and sentence set aside: 1/2
• [Application for Transfer of Criminal Case] outcomes — Application dismissed: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~14111 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Stay of execution pending appeal (6)
• Costs to the Applicant (4)
• Revocation of the grant (4)
• Revocation of grant (4)
• Extension of time to file an appeal (4)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (152), Civil Procedure Act (123), Penal Code (100), Law of Succession Act (77), Civil Procedure Rules (64)