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Activity

Published decisions from 2004 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (43 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (28); Affirmed (8); Appeal allowed (5); Appeals dismissed (2)
• Succession: Application dismissed (5)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (4)
• Adverse Possession: In favor of the plaintiff (3); In favor of the applicant (2)
• civil: Appeal dismissed (3)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (31)
• Civil Procedure Rules (21)
• Limitation of Actions Act (10)
• Evidence Act (7)
• Land Registration Act (7)
• Constitution of Kenya (7)
• Civil Procedure Act (CPA) (6)
• Penal Code (6)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial outcome (125), Appeal from conviction and sentence (94), Appeal from original trial (63)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 69/309, Appeal allowed: 54/309, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 48/309, Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, sentence set aside: 18/309
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 29/372, Dismissed with costs: 19/372, Motion dismissed: 16/372, Application dismissed: 10/372
• [Divorce] outcomes — Dismissed: 4/28, The marriage is dissolved.: 4/28, The marriage was dissolved.: 2/28, Marriage dissolved: 2/28
• [Miscellaneous Civil Application] outcomes — Dismissed with costs: 7/83, Dismissed: 7/83, Application dismissed: 4/83, Leave granted: 3/83
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Motion dismissed: 8/138, Application dismissed: 7/138, Dismissed: 7/138, The motion is allowed.: 5/138

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~8268 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Stay of execution pending appeal (44)
• Costs of the suit (24)
• Special damages (13)
• Set appellant free (12)
• Leave to appeal out of time (12)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Rules (244), Penal Code (209), Civil Procedure Act (203), Criminal Procedure Code (161), Law of Succession Act (100)