David Kemei Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2017 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (394 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (69); Appeal allowed (33); Appeal granted (7); Appeal dismissed with costs (6)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (60); Appeal dismissed, conviction and sentence upheld (8); Affirmed (7)
• Criminal: Guilty (27); Appeal dismissed (6); Conviction and sentence upheld (6)
• Miscellaneous Criminal Application: Application dismissed (14)
• Succession: Application dismissed (10); Appeal dismissed (6)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (133)
• Criminal Procedure Code (115)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (68)
• Civil Procedure Act (56)
• Law of Succession Act (54)
• Probate and Administration Rules (28)
• Civil Procedure Act CAP 21 (26)
• Civil Procedure Rules (23)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a conviction and sentence (76), Appeal from conviction and sentence (65), Application for revision of sentence (64)
• [Miscellaneous Criminal Case] outcomes — The court grants leave to come on record and calls for and examines the record of proceedings.: 1/1
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 68/189, Appeal allowed: 33/189, Appeal granted: 7/189, Appeal dismissed with costs: 5/189
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 58/151, Appeal dismissed, conviction and sentence upheld: 8/151, Affirmed: 7/151, Appeal allowed: 4/151
• [Criminal] outcomes — Guilty: 27/129, Appeal dismissed: 6/129, Conviction and sentence upheld: 6/129, Not guilty: 5/129
• [Petition for Infringement of Copyright] outcomes — Petition Dismissed: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~18378 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Remission of the bill of costs to another Taxing Master for assessment and determination (21)
• Award of costs of the appeal to the Appellant (10)
• Arbitration (8)
• Set aside the taxation proceedings and costs (7)
• Award of costs to the Appellant (7)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.8
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (133), Criminal Procedure Code (113), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (66), Civil Procedure Act (55), Law of Succession Act (50)