Ombi Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2010 to 2019; busiest year 2012 (2 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil: Application dismissed (1)
• Bail Application: The court granted the application for bond terms with an alt (1)
• Criminal Miscellaneous Application: The application for orders of certiorari and prohibition is (1)
• Defamation: Judgment in favor of the Plaintiff against the 1st Defendant (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act No. 3 of 2003 (1)
• Kenya Standards (KS) 1515:2000 Code of Practice for Road vehicles (1)
• Legal Notice No. 69 of 2001 (1)
• Legal Notice No. 78 of 2005 (1)
• National Standards Council (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial outcome (8), Appeal from conviction and sentence (5), Appeal from a chamber summons (3)
• [Civil] outcomes — The judgment is set aside.: 1/20, The suit is dismissed with costs.: 1/20, In favor of the applicant: 1/20, Appeal successful: 1/20
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 5/9, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 1/9, The applicant is granted bail with sureties of Sh.100,000/= each to be approved by the Deputy Registrar.: 1/9, NOT GUILTY: 1/9
• [Arbitration] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/2, Application dismissed: 1/2
• [Contempt] outcomes — Struck out with no order as to costs: 1/2, Defendant sentenced to 16 months in prison or a fine of Ksh. 10,000/=: 1/2
• [Criminal Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~13317 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Costs in the cause (2)
• Death sentence imposed (1)
• The appellant is henceforth set free unless lawfully held for some other lawful reasons (1)
• Enjoining Nzoia Sugar Company Ltd. as the second defendant (1)
• Quashing the regulations (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (26), Civil Procedure Rules (25), Criminal Procedure Code (12), Civil Procedure Act (11), Evidence Act (4)