Oputa Oputa Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2015 to 2024; busiest year 2024 (4 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil: Application dismissed (1); Appeal dismissed (1); The plaintiff's application is dismissed with costs, and the (1); Application dismissed with costs, and stay of proceedings or (1)
• Miscellaneous Application: The Application dated 18th November 2024 is dismissed with c (1)
• Judicial Review: The suit is marked as withdrawn with costs. (1); The application for leave to apply for orders of prohibition (1); Judicial Review granted (1); The reference is struck out with each party bearing their ow (1)
• Petition: Affirmed (1)
• Succession: The grant obtained by the objector was nullified. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (3)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (2)
• Advocates Act (1)
• Limitation of Action Act (1)
• Cap 21, Laws of Kenya (1)
• Civil Procedure Act, Act No. 24 of 2011 (1)
• National Police Service Act (1)
• Firearms Act (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a confirmation of grant of letters of administration (1), Appeal from a ruling by Muriithi J. (1), Respondent Responded to Petition (1)
• [Succession] outcomes — The grant obtained by the objector was nullified.: 1/1
• [Civil] outcomes — The application is dismissed.: 1/1
• [Constitutional Petition] outcomes — Petition granted: 1/1
• [Petition] outcomes — Affirmed: 1/1
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — The application for leave to apply for orders of prohibition, declaration, and restriction is dismissed.: 1/5, Judicial Review granted: 1/5, The reference is struck out with each party bearing their own costs.: 1/5, The suit is marked as withdrawn with costs.: 1/5

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~34881 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Quash the decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal (1)
• Grant an injunction to stop implementation of the decision (1)
• Judicial Review granted (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 4.8
• Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (1), Evidence Act (1), Companies Act (1), Article 22 (1) & 3 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya 2010 (1), Article 2 (1), 3, 19 & 165 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya (1)