Madan Madan 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 644 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 1978 to 2026; busiest year 2023 (182 decisions).
Documented outcomes by case type
- Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (82); Affirmed (21); Appeal allowed (13); Appeal successful (6)
- Appeal: Appeal dismissed (34); Affirmed (13); Appeal allowed (5)
- Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (26); Affirmed (12)
- Land Dispute: Appeal dismissed (15)
- Civil: Application dismissed (13); Dismissed (10); Appeal dismissed (8); Application dismissed with costs (5)
Counts are per published decision as classified by AI; not comparable across courts or years.
Most-cited legislation
- Civil Procedure Act (176)
- Civil Procedure Rules (132)
- Limitation of Actions Act (41)
- Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (37)
- Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (36)
- Land Registration Act (31)
- Evidence Act (28)
- Penal Code (26)
Documented reasoning patterns
- Most common procedural postures: First Appeal (25), Appeal from the original trial outcome (16), Appeal from the original trial (15)
- [Civil Suit] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 5/84, Application dismissed: 5/84, The application is dismissed.: 3/84, Dismissed: 3/84
- [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 55/154, Affirmed: 10/154, Appeal allowed: 9/154, Stay of execution granted: 4/154
- [Civil] outcomes — Application dismissed: 9/126, Application dismissed with costs: 4/126, Dismissed: 4/126, Appeal dismissed: 3/126
- [Election Petition] outcomes — Application dismissed: 2/9, Petition dismissed: 1/9, The petition was struck out.: 1/9, The petitions are not struck out and dismissed.: 1/9
- [Retirement Dispute] outcomes — Affirmed: 1/1
Writing characteristics
- Median judgment length ~27919 words
- Includes panel decisions
Remedy patterns
- None (5)
- Stay of execution pending appeal (4)
- Costs awarded to the plaintiff (3)
- Interest at court rates (2)
- Injunction (2)
Citation patterns
- Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.1
- Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (75), Civil Procedure Rules (71), Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (15), Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (14), Evidence Act (14)
Sample decisions
Assanand v Pettitt (No 3) [1978] KEHC 26 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [1978] KEHC 26 (KLR) · 12 June 1978
Auto Engineering Ltd v M Gonella & Co Ltd [1978] KEHC 6 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [1978] KEHC 6 (KLR) · 30 November 1978
Esther Nkudate v Touring & Sporting Cars Ltd & another (Civil Case 1933 of 1978) [1979] KEHC 27 (KLR) (Civ) (8 June 1979) (Judgment)
High Court of Kenya · [1979] KEHC 27 (KLR) · 8 June 1979
Mohamed Mwinyimtwana Jahazi v Francis Cherogony & another [1982] KEHC 11 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [1982] KEHC 11 (KLR) · 20 January 1982
Joseph Karisa Mutsonga v Johnson Nyati [1984] KEHC 23 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [1984] KEHC 23 (KLR) · 12 September 1984
Katua v Muasya [1985] KEHC 119 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [1985] KEHC 119 (KLR) · 12 June 1985
Katua v Muasya [1985] KEHC 36 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [1985] KEHC 36 (KLR) · 12 June 1985
Paolo Bencivenga v Gilbert Amimo [1986] KEHC 17 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [1986] KEHC 17 (KLR) · 10 March 1986
Francis Waithaka Ngokonyo & 2 others v Kenya Posts & Telecommunication Corporation [1992] KEHC 136 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [1992] KEHC 136 (KLR)
Mbui v Maranya (Civil Case 283 of 1990) [1993] KEHC 161 (KLR) (17 November 1993) (Judgment)
High Court of Kenya · [1993] KEHC 161 (KLR) · 17 November 1993