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Activity

Published decisions from 2017 to 2026; busiest year 2021 (34 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Land Dispute: Affirmed (4); Appeal dismissed (4); In favor of the Plaintiff (1); Granted (1)
• Miscellaneous Civil Application: Application dismissed (2)
• Civil: Application dismissed (2); Application for stay of execution denied (1); The preliminary objections were dismissed. (1); Appeal granted (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Affirmed (2); The appeal was dismissed. (1)
• Miscellaneous Criminal Application: Granted (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Law of Succession Act (13)
• Civil Procedure Act (8)
• Constitution of Kenya (5)
• Civil Procedure Rules (5)
• Probate and Administration Rules (5)
• Employment Act, 2007 (4)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (3)
• Land Registration Act (3)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Original trial (2), Application for revocation of grant of administration (2), Appeal from the original trial outcome (2)
• [Miscellaneous Criminal Application] outcomes — Denied: 1/2, Granted: 1/2
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Affirmed: 2/5, Denied: 1/5, The appeal was dismissed.: 1/5, Application dismissed: 1/5
• [Civil] outcomes — The plaintiff's claims were dismissed.: 1/4, Appeal dismissed: 1/4, The court granted the interim injunction and ordered the quashing of the notification of sale.: 1/4, Application dismissed: 1/4
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — The application for stay of proceedings is denied.: 1/4, Appeal dismissed: 1/4, The appeal is dismissed, and the judgment confirming the grant is upheld.: 1/4, Affirmed: 1/4
• [Succession] outcomes — The grant of administration will not be revoked.: 1/14, The application for revocation of the Amended Grant is dismissed.: 1/14, Appeal successful: 1/14, The grant is revoked.: 1/14

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~20809 words
• Single-judge

Remedy patterns

• None (2)
• Fair distribution of the estate (1)
• Special damages in the sum of Ksh.117,466,101/= (1)
• General damages (1)
• Punitive damages (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Law of Succession Act (12), Probate and Administration Rules (5), Civil Procedure Act (4), Civil Procedure Rules (4), Civil Procedure Act, Cap 21 Laws of Kenya (2)