Lesitt Lesitt Beta
Read this first — limitations.
- Patterns reflect published decisions only.
- This is not an assessment of private character, integrity or bias.
- Outcome distributions are per case-type and not comparable across courts/years.
- Based on 3 decision(s); small samples are indicative only.
- Name normalization is automatic and may merge or split judges incorrectly.
Main subject areas
Activity
Published decisions from 2016 to 2022; busiest year 2016 (2 decisions).
Documented outcomes by case type
- Criminal: Appeal dismissed (1); Guilty (1); Acquitted (1)
Counts are per published decision as classified by AI; not comparable across courts or years.
Most-cited legislation
- Criminal Procedure Code (2)
- Penal Code (1)
- Sentencing Guidelines (1)
- Penal Code Cap 63 (1)
- Evidence Act (1)
Documented reasoning patterns
- Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial outcome (1), Appeal from a conviction and sentence of murder (1), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (1)
- [Criminal] outcomes — Guilty: 1/3, Acquitted: 1/3, Appeal dismissed: 1/3
Writing characteristics
- Median judgment length ~15629 words
- Includes panel decisions
Citation patterns
- Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.7
- Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (2), Penal Code Cap 63 (1), Evidence Act (1), Penal Code (1), Sentencing Guidelines (1)
Sample decisions
Republic v Samuel Ndungu Kahura [2016] KEHC 4174 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2016] KEHC 4174 (KLR) · 5 May 2016
Republic v Mwendo Mwanzia [2016] KEHC 4229 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2016] KEHC 4229 (KLR) · 16 June 2016
Republic v DWK [2022] KEHC 2174 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2022] KEHC 2174 (KLR) · 23 February 2022