Teresia Matheka Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2017 to 2026; busiest year 2017 (67 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Succession: The grant of letters of administration intestate is confirme (3); Application dismissed (3); The application is granted. (3); Application granted (2)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (3)
• Succession Cause: The confirmation of the grant is postponed. (2)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2); Appeal allowed, conviction quashed (1)
• Criminal: Not guilty (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Law of Succession Act (17)
• Criminal Procedure Code (12)
• Penal Code (7)
• Probate and Administration Rules (6)
• Civil Procedure Act (5)
• Civil Procedure Rules (4)
• Law of Succession Act Cap 160 (4)
• Constitution of Kenya (4)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from original trial (5), Application for rectification of grant (5), Appeal from conviction and sentence (5)
• [Succession] outcomes — Application dismissed: 3/41, The application is granted.: 3/41, Application allowed: 2/41, The grant of letters of administration intestate is confirmed.: 2/41
• [Miscellaneous Criminal Application] outcomes — The High Court ordered the criminal proceedings to be reviewed.: 1/1
• [Succession Dispute] outcomes — The application for rectification of the grant is granted.: 1/4, The grant of administration is postponed pending the provision of specific information by the petitioner.: 1/4, The citation is struck out with costs to the respondent: 1/4, Application granted: 1/4
• [Bail Review] outcomes — The application for review of bond terms is allowed.: 1/1
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 2/7, Application dismissed with costs: 1/7, Allowed: 1/7, Application dismissed with costs to the respondent: 1/7

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~11694 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• No orders as to costs (1)
• Rectification of the grant (1)
• Amendment of the certificate of confirmation of grant (1)
• Costs awarded to the Petitioner (1)
• None (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Law of Succession Act (17), Criminal Procedure Code (12), Penal Code (7), Probate and Administration Rules (6), Civil Procedure Act (5)