Sichaile Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2014 to 2022; busiest year 2021 (6 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (5); The appeal is allowed, and the High Court judgment is set as (1); The appeal is allowed. (1); Application granted (1)
• Civil Appeal (Application): The record of appeal in Civil Appeal No. 259 of 2019 is stru (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Motion dismissed (1); The conviction and sentence are quashed, and the appellant i (1); Affirmed (1); Appeal dismissed (1)
• Petition: Petition dismissed (1)
• Civil Application: Leave to appeal granted (1); Application dismissed (1); Certification granted for appeal to the Supreme Court. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Criminal Procedure Code (3)
• Elections Law (Amendment) Act No. 36 of 2016 (1)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)
• Children Act, No 8 of 2001 (1)
• Penal Code (1)
• Law of Succession Act (1)
• Tobacco Control Act (1)
• Tobacco Control Regulation 2014 (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Second Appeal (8), Appeal from a High Court judgment (7), Appeal from conviction and sentence (3)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 13/32, Appeal successful: 2/32, Appeal on conviction dismissed, appeal on sentence allowed: 2/32, Appeal allowed on sentence, conviction dismissed.: 1/32
• [civil] outcomes — Appeal allowed, respondents to vacate the land parcels within 6 months: 1/5, Affirmed: 1/5, Partial success for the appellant: 1/5, Appeal dismissed with costs to the respondent: 1/5
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 15/43, The application is granted.: 3/43, Appeal dismissed with costs to the respondent: 2/43, Appeals allowed: 2/43
• [Defamation] outcomes — The appeal is allowed: 1/2, Appeal dismissed with costs to the respondent: 1/2
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal allowed, judgment of the Employment and Labour Relations Court set aside: 1/7, Appeal dismissed with costs to the respondent: 1/7, Affirmed: 1/7, Appeal allowed, appellant reinstated: 1/7

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~18840 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• General damages (1)
• Aggravated damages (1)
• allow four months' salary as compensation for the unfair process of termination (1)
• Stay of execution pending appeal (1)
• Payment of 8 months' gross salaries at Kshs 154,104.30 per month by the applicant to the respondent (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (13), Criminal Procedure Code (11), Evidence Act (5), Sexual Offences Act (5), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (3)