Oa Sewe Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2018 to 2026; busiest year 2023 (83 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (13); Appeal allowed (4); Appeal dismissed with costs (3); The appeal is allowed. (3)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (5)
• Miscellaneous Application: The application for leave to apply for orders of mandamus, c (4)
• Sentence: Sentence imposed (4)
• Civil Suit: Application dismissed (3); Appeal dismissed (2); The application is allowed. (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (65)
• Civil Procedure Rules (31)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (27)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (20)
• Criminal Procedure Code (10)
• Penal Code (8)
• Law Reform Act (6)
• Constitution of Kenya (6)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (7), Appeal from an original trial (6), Appeal from a lower court decision (6)
• [Commercial Dispute] outcomes — Plaintiff wins: 1/1
• [Civil] outcomes — The application is dismissed: 1/16, The plaintiff's application was dismissed.: 1/16, The application was dismissed.: 1/16, The application was dismissed with costs to the appellant.: 1/16
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Application dismissed: 3/29, Appeal dismissed: 2/29, The application is allowed.: 2/29, Granted: 1/29
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 13/51, Appeal allowed: 4/51, Appeal dismissed with costs: 3/51, Affirmed: 3/51
• [Petition] outcomes — Application dismissed: 2/9, The Petitioner is not entitled to costs of the Petition.: 1/9, The petition and interlocutory application are struck out.: 1/9, The petitioners' Notice of Motion dated 24th January 2023 is hereby struck out with an order that the costs thereof be in the cause.: 1/9

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~24512 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Temporary injunction (2)
• Stay of execution pending appeal (2)
• Stay of execution (2)
• Costs of the application be costs in the cause (2)
• Commitment to civil jail for contempt of court (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.6
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (65), Civil Procedure Rules (31), Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (27), Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (20), Criminal Procedure Code (10)