Gachuhi Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1985 to 2026; busiest year 1987 (26 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (16); Appeal allowed (7); Appeal successful (3); Application dismissed (3)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (12); Appeal allowed (4); Appeals dismissed (2); Appeal allowed, conviction quashed (2)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (9); Appeal allowed (2)
• Civil: Judgment for the plaintiff (3)
• civil: Appeal dismissed (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (16)
• Civil Procedure Rules (15)
• Criminal Procedure Code (13)
• Penal Code (9)
• Evidence Act (4)
• Traffic Act (3)
• Law Reform Act (3)
• Limitation of Actions Act (2)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a judgment of the High Court (10), Second Appeal (7), Appeal from a High Court judgment (6)
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 3/8, The time within which to file the notice of appeal is extended to April 30, 1986.: 1/8, The notice of appeal is struck out with costs to the respondent.: 1/8, Dismissed: 1/8
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 30/102, Appeal allowed: 10/102, Appeal dismissed with costs: 7/102, Appeal successful: 4/102
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 32/79, Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, sentence set aside: 5/79, Appeal allowed: 4/79, Appeals dismissed: 4/79
• [Personal Injury] outcomes — Affirmed with reduction in award: 1/4, The appeal is allowed in part.: 1/4, Appeal allowed: 1/4, Affirmed: 1/4
• [Land Dispute] outcomes — Appeal dismissed, cross-appeal allowed: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~13396 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• The costs of the application will go to Esso Standard Kenya Ltd. (1)
• Set appellant at liberty unless otherwise lawfully held (1)
• Sentences reduced (1)
• Fifteen strokes of corporal punishment imposed (1)
• Costs to the applicant (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.6
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (18), Criminal Procedure Code (11), Civil Procedure Rules (7), Civil Procedure Act (6), Appellate Jurisdiction Act (3)