O'Kubasu Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1983 to 2026; busiest year 2021 (13 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (4); Affirmed (3); The conviction of Douglas Mose Nyabuto is quashed and the se (1); Affirmed the conviction and sentence (1)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (3); Appeal allowed (2); Affirmed (1); The appeal is allowed. (1)
• Land Dispute: In favor of the Petitioner (1); Judgment for the plaintiff (1)
• civil: The appeal was allowed. (1)
• Criminal: Guilty (1); Guilty of murder, sentenced to death (1); Not Guilty (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (8)
• Criminal Procedure Code (7)
• Civil Procedure Rules (7)
• Civil Procedure Act (6)
• Constitution of Kenya (5)
• Evidence Act (3)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (2)
• Section 88 of the Constitution of Kenya (2)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Second Appeal (21), Appeal from a judgment of the High Court of Kenya (7), Appeal from the High Court judgment (6)
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 10/79, Application dismissed: 6/79, The application is allowed.: 4/79, Appeal allowed: 3/79
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 30/140, Application dismissed: 12/140, Dismissed with costs: 9/140, Appeal allowed: 7/140
• [Civil Application] outcomes — Dismissed: 2/18, Stay granted: 1/18, Stay of execution granted: 1/18, The injunction is discharged and the motor vehicle registration number is released.: 1/18
• [Application for Committal for Contempt of Court] outcomes — Leave granted: 1/1
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 83/155, Appeal allowed: 7/155, Appeal allowed, sentence reduced: 2/155, Abated: 2/155

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~10855 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Extension of time for filing the appeal (2)
• Stay of execution until the hearing and determination of the appeal. (1)
• Reinstatement of receivers and managers (1)
• The respondent is awarded costs on the successful review. (1)
• Deemed filing of the notice of appeal (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.5
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (49), Criminal Procedure Code (27), Civil Procedure Rules (15), Civil Procedure Act (11), Court of Appeal Rules (8)