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Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2014 to 2025; busiest year 2023 (13 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (5); The petition was dismissed, and the 1st respondent's cross-a (1); Application dismissed. (1); Allowed (1)
• Civil Application: The application was dismissed. (2); The application is granted, and the Court of Appeal’s decisi (1); Application dismissed (1); Application struck out. Applicant to pay the attendant costs (1)
• election petition: The High Court’s judgment is reinstated, and the Court of Ap (1)
• Application: Application dismissed with costs awarded to all the responde (1); Application disallowed, no orders as to costs. (1)
• Application for Extension of Time to Fil: The application is denied, and the applicant is ordered to b (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Supreme Court Act (6)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (6)
• Supreme Court Act, 2011 (4)
• Supreme Court Rules, 2012 (4)
• Supreme Court Rules, 2020 (4)
• Supreme Court Rules (4)
• Elections Act (3)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (2)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the Court of Appeal (4), Appeal from the Judgment and Orders of the Court of Appeal (2), Appeal from the Judgment of the Court of Appeal (2)
• [election petition] outcomes — The High Court’s judgment is reinstated, and the Court of Appeal’s decision is annulled.: 1/1
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 5/15, The petition was dismissed, and the 1st respondent's cross-appeal was allowed.: 1/15, Allowed: 1/15, The petition of appeal is struck out.: 1/15
• [Election Petition] outcomes — The petition of appeal is dismissed with costs.: 1/2, Dismissal of both applications: 1/2
• [Civil Application] outcomes — The application was dismissed.: 2/7, The application is granted, and the Court of Appeal’s decision is overturned.: 1/7, Application dismissed: 1/7, Application struck out. Applicant to pay the attendant costs.: 1/7
• [Petition for Review] outcomes — The application for review was dismissed.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~35099 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• reinstatement of the High Court’s judgment (1)
• annulment of the Court of Appeal’s decision (1)
• Judicial review of the election results (1)
• Criminal charges for the appellant (1)
• Disqualification from holding public office (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Supreme Court Act (6), Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (6), Supreme Court Act, 2011 (4), Supreme Court Rules, 2012 (4), Supreme Court Rules (4)