Haydon Haydon Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2017 to 2019; busiest year 2017 (2 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Petition for Access to Information: The court upheld the respondents' refusal to grant access to (1)
• Access to Information: The court affirmed the right of access to information as ens (1)
• Judicial Review: In favor of the ex parte applicant, Omikko Electronics Kenya (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Access to Information Act (2)
• Article 35 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)
• Access to Information Act No. 31 of 2016 (1)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)
• Constitution of Kenya (1)
• Arbitration Act 1995 (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a refusal to grant access to information (1), Petition for Access to Information (1), Application for Mandamus and Violation of Right to Access Information (1)
• [Petition for Access to Information] outcomes — The court upheld the respondents' refusal to grant access to the information, finding that the refusal was justified under Section 6 of the Act.: 1/1
• [Access to Information] outcomes — The court affirmed the right of access to information as enshrined in Article 35 of the Constitution and the Access to Information Act.: 1/1
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — In favor of the ex parte applicant, Omikko Electronics Kenya Limited: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~49294 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Mandamus granted (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 4.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Access to Information Act (2), Article 35 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1), Access to Information Act No. 31 of 2016 (1), Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1), Constitution of Kenya (1)