Sachs Sachs Beta

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Activity

Published decisions from 2012 to 2026; busiest year 2017 (14 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Constitutional Petition: Dismissed with costs (4); Affirmed (3); Petition dismissed (2); The petition was dismissed with costs to the 2nd respondents (1)
• Petition: Petition dismissed (2); The court dismissed the petition. (2); Petition dismissed with no order as to costs (1)
• Constitutional and Human Rights: Affirmed (2); The petition is not premature and the Court has jurisdiction (1); The Court held that the Petition is not moot and proceeded t (1)
• Judicial Review: Application dismissed (2); Dismissed (2)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed with costs to be borne by the appellant. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (19)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (18)
• Constitution of Kenya (17)
• County Governments Act (6)
• Statutory Instruments Act (5)
• Statutory Instruments Act, 2013 (5)
• County Government Act, 2012 (5)
• Interpretation and General Provisions Act (4)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Petition (6), Appeal from a lower court decision (6), Respondent's Motion to Dismiss (5)
• [Delimitation of Constituency and Ward Boundaries] outcomes — Dismissed with no orders: 1/1
• [Constitutional and Human Rights] outcomes — Affirmed: 2/16, The petitioners' case was allowed to the extent that order 22 rule 7(1) of the Civil Procedure Rules was declared unconstitutional and null and void.: 1/16, The court held that the 1st and 2nd respondents are public bodies and owe the petitioners a guarantee of fundamental human rights and freedoms.: 1/16, The court ordered the State to create mechanisms ensuring inclusive public engagement in finalizing the agreement.: 1/16
• [Constitutional Petition] outcomes — Affirmed: 3/25, Dismissed with costs: 3/25, Petition dismissed: 2/25, The Uasin Gishu Finance Act, 2013 is declared invalid.: 1/25
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — The court grants the stay of execution pending appeal.: 1/2, Affirmed the judgment of the trial court: 1/2
• [Petition] outcomes — Petition dismissed: 2/14, The court dismissed the petition.: 2/14, Judgment in favor of the petitioners, with the respondent ordered to pay damages and release seized documents.: 1/14, Petition dismissed with no order as to costs: 1/14

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~93385 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Damages (1)
• Return of seized documents (1)
• Payment of costs (1)
• The applicants' claims are dismissed. (1)
• The applicants' applications are not entertained. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Constitution of Kenya 2010 (18), Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (15), Constitution of Kenya (11), County Government Act, 2012 (5), Statutory Instruments Act (5)