Kirby Kirby Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2017 to 2025; busiest year 2017 (4 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Family Appeal: The appeal was dismissed. (1)
• Judicial Review: Application for recusal denied (1); The Court finds in favor of the applicant. (1); In favor of the ex parte applicant, Omikko Electronics Kenya (1)
• Petition for Access to Information: The court upheld the respondents' refusal to grant access to (1)
• Access to Information: The court affirmed the right of access to information as ens (1)
• Constitutional and Human Rights: The court upheld the conservatory orders and denied the appl (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (2)
• Access to Information Act (2)
• Article 53 (2) of the Constitution of Kenya (1)
• Children Act, Section 8 Best interests of the child (1)
• Public Holidays Act (1)
• Article 35 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)
• Access to Information Act No. 31 of 2016 (1)
• Constitution of Kenya (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Application for Judicial Review Orders of Mandamus and Declaration (1), Appeal from a refusal to grant access to information (1), Petition for Access to Information (1)
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — The Court finds in favor of the applicant.: 1/2, In favor of the ex parte applicant, Omikko Electronics Kenya Limited: 1/2
• [Petition for Access to Information] outcomes — The court upheld the respondents' refusal to grant access to the information, finding that the refusal was justified under Section 6 of the Act.: 1/1
• [Access to Information] outcomes — The court affirmed the right of access to information as enshrined in Article 35 of the Constitution and the Access to Information Act.: 1/1
• [Constitutional and Human Rights] outcomes — The court upheld the conservatory orders and denied the application for security pending hearing of the Petition.: 1/1
• [Family Appeal] outcomes — The appeal was dismissed.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~42248 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Declaration (1)
• Mandamus (1)
• Mandamus granted (1)
• Fair and impartial hearing by a neutral judge (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 4.0
• Frequently applied statutes: Constitution of Kenya 2010 (2), Access to Information Act (2), Public Holidays Act (1), Article 35 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1), Access to Information Act No. 31 of 2016 (1)