Mja Emukule Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2005 to 2016; busiest year 2014 (2 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Miscellaneous Civil Application: The plaintiff's request for an adjournment was granted. (1); The originating summons was dismissed. (1); The charges are quashed and an order of mandamus is issued. (1)
• Petition: Petition granted, certiorari granted, costs to be borne by t (1)
• Petition for Access to Information: Petition dismissed with costs (1)
• Constitutional Petition: Affirmed the conservatory orders and held that the responden (1); The appeal is dismissed. (1)
• Constitutional: The court granted the Petitioners' request for a declaration (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (2)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)
• Consensus Act (1)
• County Governments Act (1)
• Public Appointments (Parliamentary approval) Act (1)
• Public Procurement and Disposal Act (1)
• County Government Act No. 17 of 2012 (1)
• Public Private Partnerships Act (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Respondents' appeal from a High Court judgment (2), Appeal from an original trial (1), Appeal from the High Court at Nairobi (1)
• [Miscellaneous Civil Application] outcomes — The plaintiff's request for an adjournment was granted.: 1/3, The originating summons was dismissed.: 1/3, The charges are quashed and an order of mandamus is issued.: 1/3
• [Petition] outcomes — Petition granted, certiorari granted, costs to be borne by the parties: 1/1
• [Petition for Access to Information] outcomes — Petition dismissed with costs: 1/1
• [Constitutional Petition] outcomes — Affirmed the conservatory orders and held that the respondents failed to give notice before commencing compulsory acquisition proceedings.: 1/2, The appeal is dismissed.: 1/2
• [Constitutional] outcomes — The court granted the Petitioners' request for a declaration and interlocutory orders.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~90930 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Quashing of charges and proceedings (1)
• Compulsion of government agencies to perform their duties (1)
• Quashing of the rejection decision (1)
• Certiorari granted to the six rejected nominees to the executive committee and two to the Public Service Board (1)
• Conservatory orders extended pending the hearing and determination of the matter (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (2), Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1), Consensus Act (1), Public Health Act Cap 242 (1), Water Act (1)