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Activity

Published decisions from 1986 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (39 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (16); Affirmed (14); The appeal was dismissed. (3); Affirmed the conviction and sentence (3)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (15); Affirmed (7); Application dismissed (4); The appeal is dismissed. (3)
• civil: Appeal dismissed (6)
• Civil: Application dismissed (5); Granted (4); Dismissed (3); Appeal dismissed (2)
• Appeal: The application is granted. (4); Appeal dismissed (3)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (50)
• Civil Procedure Rules (33)
• Criminal Procedure Code (15)
• Penal Code (13)
• Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (12)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (11)
• Constitution of Kenya (7)
• Land Act (7)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Second Appeal (61), Application for stay of execution pending appeal (16), Appeal from a judgment of the High Court of Kenya (16)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 62/302, Application dismissed: 25/302, Appeal allowed: 23/302, Dismissed: 13/302
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 176/357, Appeal allowed: 16/357, Appeals dismissed: 13/357, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 8/357
• [Appeal] outcomes — Application dismissed: 17/169, Appeal dismissed: 17/169, Dismissed: 13/169, Appeal allowed: 10/169
• [Civ. App.] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1
• [civil appeal] outcomes — The appeal is struck out with no order as to costs.: 1/6, The appeal is struck out with costs.: 1/6, dismissed: 1/6, The appeal is dismissed.: 1/6

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~10504 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Set appellant at liberty (3)
• Injunction (3)
• Set the appellants at liberty (3)
• Award of costs (2)
• Preservation of the status quo (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (113), Criminal Procedure Code (68), Civil Procedure Rules (31), Civil Procedure Act (17), Evidence Act (12)