Elc Wabwoto Beta

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Activity

Published decisions from 2022 to 2026; busiest year 2023 (158 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (32); Appeal allowed (4); Appeal granted (4); Appeal successful (3)
• Land Dispute: Appeal dismissed (9); Application dismissed (6); In favor of the plaintiff (3); The application is dismissed. (2)
• Miscellaneous Application: Application dismissed (6); Appeal allowed (2)
• Petition: Application dismissed (6); Appeal dismissed (2)
• Environment and Land Appeal: Appeal dismissed (5)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (51)
• Civil Procedure Rules (32)
• Land Registration Act (21)
• Constitution of Kenya (16)
• Evidence Act (14)
• Environment and Land Court Act (11)
• Limitation of Actions Act (11)
• Land Act (8)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (45), Appeal from a lower court decision (20), Appeal from an original trial (16)
• [Land Dispute] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 8/74, Application dismissed: 6/74, In favor of the plaintiff: 3/74, The application is dismissed.: 2/74
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 6/19, Appeal allowed: 2/19, Dismissed: 2/19, The preliminary objection is dismissed, and the suit is allowed.: 1/19
• [Preliminary Objection] outcomes — The Preliminary Objection is dismissed with costs.: 1/4, The suit is dismissed with no orders as to costs: 1/4, The suit is struck out with no orders as to costs: 1/4, Defendant's Preliminary Objection dismissed: 1/4
• [Civil] outcomes — Application dismissed: 3/32, The Court denied the application for review and reinstatement of the suit.: 1/32, The application was dismissed.: 1/32, The suit is reinstated for hearing.: 1/32
• [Injunction Application] outcomes — Appeal upheld: 1/3, The application is allowed with a temporary injunction.: 1/3, The application was denied and the matter was referred to Court Annexed Mediation.: 1/3

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~18499 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Permanent injunction (14)
• Declaration of ownership (7)
• Injunction (6)
• General damages (4)
• Each party to bear their own costs of the application. (4)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (47), Civil Procedure Rules (28), Land Registration Act (19), Constitution of Kenya (16), Evidence Act (14)