Rl Korir Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2022 to 2026; busiest year 2023 (139 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (18); Affirmed (7); Affirmed the conviction and sentence. (2); The conviction and sentence were upheld. (2)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (17); Affirmed (7); Appeal successful (5); Appeal allowed (3)
• Miscellaneous Criminal Application: Application dismissed (9); Affirmed (2); Application granted (2)
• Adoption: Adoption granted (9)
• Miscellaneous Application: Adoption of the Certificate of Taxation as Judgment (7); Adoption of the Certificate of Costs as Judgment (4); Adoption of the Certificate of Costs as Judgment and charging (2); In favor of the Applicant (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (59)
• Criminal Procedure Code (55)
• Civil Procedure Act (40)
• Sexual Offences Act (28)
• Advocate’s Act Cap 16 Laws of Kenya (17)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (14)
• Law of Succession Act (12)
• Evidence Act (12)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a conviction and sentence (42), Respondent Responded (23), Appeal from conviction and sentence (17)
• [Criminal Case] outcomes — Application dismissed: 2/13, The accused is denied bail.: 1/13, The Court denied the bail applications: 1/13, The accused is granted bail.: 1/13
• [Miscellaneous Civil Appeal] outcomes — The court grants the application to extend time to appeal out of time.: 1/1
• [Miscellaneous Criminal Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 9/28, Affirmed: 2/28, Application granted: 2/28, The applicant's sentence of life imprisonment is upheld.: 1/28
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 18/57, Affirmed: 7/57, Affirmed the conviction and sentence.: 2/57, The conviction and sentence were upheld.: 2/57
• [Miscellaneous Civil Application] outcomes — The court dismissed the application for a stay of execution.: 1/11, Application granted with conditions: 1/11, Appeal reinstated: 1/11, The application is allowed with conditions: 1/11

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~18712 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Interest on the taxed amount (5)
• Set the Appellant at liberty (2)
• Stay of execution pending appeal (2)
• Revocation of the original grant (2)
• Extension of time to appeal out of time (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.5
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (59), Criminal Procedure Code (55), Civil Procedure Act (40), Sexual Offences Act (28), Advocate’s Act Cap 16 Laws of Kenya (17)