David Maraga Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2010 to 2026; busiest year 2019 (28 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Application: Application dismissed (2); Application allowed (2); Application allowed. (1); Affirmation of the Court of Appeal's decision on certificati (1)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2); The application is dismissed. (2); The appeal was allowed and the time to file an appeal out of (1); Leave to appeal granted (1)
• Election Petition: Appeal dismissed (2); Application dismissed (1); Affirmed (1); No orders as to costs. (1)
• Presidential Election Petition: Application dismissed (2); The court held that the applicant's request was not granted. (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Affirmed (1); Acquittal (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (17)
• Supreme Court Rules, 2012 (12)
• Constitution of Kenya (11)
• Supreme Court Act (11)
• Elections Act (7)
• Supreme Court Act, 2011 (5)
• Sexual Offences Act (3)
• Civil Procedure Act (3)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the Court of Appeal (10), Appeal from the High Court (6), Appeal from the Judgment and Orders of the Court of Appeal (4)
• [Election Petition] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/11, Application dismissed: 1/11, Application allowed.: 1/11, Affirmed: 1/11
• [Presidential Election Petition] outcomes — Application dismissed: 2/3, The court held that the applicant's request was not granted.: 1/3
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/25, The application is dismissed.: 2/25, The appeal was allowed and the time to file an appeal out of time was extended.: 1/25, Leave to appeal granted: 1/25
• [Application for extension of time to file and serve a notice of appeal] outcomes — The application for extension of time to file and serve a notice of appeal is allowed: 1/1
• [Civil Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 2/12, Application allowed: 2/12, Application allowed.: 1/12, Affirmation of the Court of Appeal's decision on certification: 1/12

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~43177 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Supervised access to the technology in the exercise of scrutiny and access to the electoral system. (1)
• Maximum of two agents/experts in each exercise. (1)
• None (1)
• Extension of time to file an appeal out of time (1)
• Costs to the respondents. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (16), Supreme Court Rules, 2012 (12), Constitution of Kenya (11), Supreme Court Act (11), Elections Act (7)