Muchemi Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2010 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (45 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (6); Affirmed (4); Appeal allowed (3); Appeal successful (2)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (4); Order for retrial (1); Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed, appellant s (1)
• Criminal: Guilty (4); Guilty of murder (3); Guilty of manslaughter (2)
• Succession: The court orders the Respondent to sign and execute the requ (2); Application dismissed (2); Dismissed (2); Granted (1)
• Constitutional Petition: Appeal dismissed (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Criminal Procedure Code (19)
• Civil Procedure Act (15)
• Penal Code (15)
• Law of Succession Act (10)
• Probate and Administration Rules (6)
• Evidence Act (6)
• Law Reform Act (5)
• Sexual Offences Act (4)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (70), Appeal from the original trial outcome (32), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (30)
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — The application is allowed.: 4/29, Application dismissed: 2/29, Application granted: 2/29, Abatement of the suit: 2/29
• [Civil] outcomes — Dismissed: 4/54, Application dismissed: 4/54, Plaintiff wins: 3/54, Appeal dismissed: 3/54
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 85/254, Appeal allowed: 14/254, Application dismissed: 8/254, Appeal successful: 6/254
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 53/184, Appeal allowed: 16/184, Appeal dismissed with costs: 7/184, The application is allowed.: 5/184
• [Miscellaneous Civil Application] outcomes — Application allowed: 4/19, Dismissed: 3/19, The application is granted.: 2/19, Application granted: 1/19

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~8850 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Costs to the applicant (5)
• Revocation of the grant (5)
• Set at liberty unless otherwise lawfully held (4)
• Each party to meet their own costs of the appeal (3)
• Costs in the cause (3)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.9
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (137), Criminal Procedure Code (123), Law of Succession Act (51), Civil Procedure Act (50), Sexual Offences Act (49)