Gatembu Gatembu Beta

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Activity

Published decisions from 2013 to 2026; busiest year 2014 (24 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Affirmed (14); Appeal dismissed (11); The appeal was dismissed. (3); The appeal is dismissed. (2)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (12); Affirmed (4); The appeal was dismissed. (2); Appeal allowed in part (1)
• civil: Appeal dismissed (4)
• Appeal: Affirmed (3); Appeal dismissed (3); Appeal allowed (2)
• Election Petition: Appeal dismissed (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (9)
• Criminal Procedure Code (8)
• Sexual Offences Act (6)
• Law of Succession Act (6)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (5)
• Limitation of Actions Act (5)
• Constitution of Kenya (5)
• Civil Procedure Rules (4)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Second Appeal (16), Appeal from a High Court judgment (5), Appeal from the High Court judgment (4)
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 3/10, Affirmed: 2/10, The appeal was dismissed.: 1/10, The appeal was allowed, and the judgment of the High Court was set aside.: 1/10
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Affirmed: 14/55, Appeal dismissed: 11/55, The appeal was dismissed.: 3/55, The appeal is dismissed.: 2/55
• [civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 4/10, The appeal was allowed, and the judgment was set aside.: 1/10, Affirmed the award of Kshs. 3,136,167.00 to the doctor for unlawful and unfair termination of employment.: 1/10, The appellant's suit and motion are reinstated.: 1/10
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 11/25, Affirmed: 4/25, The appeal was dismissed.: 2/25, The conviction for attempted defilement was upheld.: 1/25
• [election dispute] outcomes — The appeal was successful, and the election of the 2nd and 3rd respondents was declared invalid.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~31862 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• declare the election of the 2nd and 3rd respondents invalid (1)
• Stay of execution of the High Court's order (1)
• Invalidation of the election results (1)
• Award of costs to the appellant (1)
• Set the appellant at liberty unless otherwise lawfully held (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.6
• Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (8), Sexual Offences Act (6), Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (5), Limitation of Actions Act (5), Evidence Act (4)