Onyango-Otieno Onyango-Otieno Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1998 to 2026; busiest year 2007 (136 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (178); Appeal allowed (17); Appeals dismissed (11); Affirmed (10)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (59); Appeal allowed (22); Application dismissed (14); Affirmed (11)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (28); Application dismissed (11); Appeal allowed (10); Dismissed (10)
• civil: Appeal dismissed (16); Appeal allowed (8)
• Civil: Application dismissed (13); Appeal dismissed (6); Dismissed (5); Dismissed with costs (5)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (138)
• Criminal Procedure Code (85)
• Civil Procedure Act (50)
• Civil Procedure Rules (42)
• Evidence Act (18)
• Constitution of Kenya (18)
• Court of Appeal Rules (15)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (14)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial outcome (10), Appeal from conviction and sentence (9), Appeal from original conviction and sentence (8)
• [Arbitration] outcomes — Dismissed: 1/1
• [Civil] outcomes — Application dismissed: 5/41, Dismissed: 4/41, Appeal dismissed: 3/41, Appeal Dismissed: 1/41
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — The two applications are dismissed, and the signed and dated plaint is valid.: 1/20, Dismissed with costs: 1/20, The application is allowed, and the Plaintiff is ordered to pay costs from 26 September 2001 to 11 February 2002.: 1/20, The application is dismissed: 1/20
• [CIVIL] outcomes — Judgment for the plaintiffs: 1/1
• [Application for Order to Cancel Warrant and Discharge Committal] outcomes — Application dismissed: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~23316 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Stay of proceedings (3)
• Injunction (2)
• Stay of proceedings pending appeal (2)
• Remedy for the plaintiffs (1)
• Interest at the rate of 21% per annum from 14th July 1999 until payment in full (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (21), Civil Procedure Act (18), Civil Procedure Rules (15), Criminal Procedure Code (8), Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (5)