Rights Shields Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1986 to 2025; busiest year 2014 (4 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (3)
• Judicial Review: Application dismissed (1)
• Civil: Application dismissed with costs (1); Appeal dismissed (1); Denied (1); The plaintiff is entitled to claim the body of the deceased (1)
• Constitutional Petition: Affirmed (1)
• Adverse Possession: The plaintiff's claim for adverse possession was denied. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (4)
• Limitation of Actions Act (3)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (2)
• Constitution of Kenya (2)
• Article 165(3)(5) of the Constitution (1)
• Article 259 of the Constitution (1)
• Article 38(2) of the Constitution (1)
• Article 20(3) of the Constitution (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the High Court at Nairobi (1), Appeal from a decision to confirm the seizure of goods by the Official Receiver (1), Application for stay of execution of judgment (1)
• [Civil] outcomes — The plaintiff is entitled to claim the body of the deceased and perform a burial ceremony at Matasia.: 1/8, The application for stay is dismissed.: 1/8, Order granted: 1/8, Dismissed: 1/8
• [Bankruptcy & Winding-Up] outcomes — Application dismissed with costs: 1/1
• [Personal Injury] outcomes — The Plaintiff's claim is upheld.: 1/2, Judgment for the plaintiff in the total sum of Kshs.2,952,403.20: 1/2
• [Constitutional Reference] outcomes — The constitutional reference was dismissed.: 1/2, The court ruled that the petitioner's petition was properly before the superior court and that the rights subsisting against the government survive the transition.: 1/2
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/3, Appeal allowed, chamber summons dismissed: 1/3

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~37899 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• General damages for pain, suffering, and loss of amenities (1)
• Hospital expenses (1)
• Costs of the police abstract (1)
• Costs of the medical report (1)
• General damages and special damages (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.9
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (4), Constitution of Kenya 2010 (2), Companies Act (1), Land Adjudication Act (1), Law Reform Act (1)