Mutungi Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2004 to 2026; busiest year 2023 (36 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (15); Affirmed (2); Appeal dismissed with costs to the respondents (1); The application is dismissed. (1)
• Land Dispute: Appeal dismissed (8); Affirmed (3); In favor of the plaintiff (3); The court grants the petitioners' request for a declaratory (1)
• Civil: Application dismissed (5); Appeal dismissed (3); Affirmed (2); The suit is allowed with costs to the Defendant. (1)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (3)
• Civil Suit: Affirmed (3); The suit is struck out. (2); The defendant's application was dismissed with costs to the (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (46)
• Civil Procedure Rules (28)
• Land Registration Act (15)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (15)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (12)
• Arbitration Act (7)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (6)
• Limitation of Actions Act, Cap 22, Laws of Kenya (6)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial outcome (32), Appeal from a lower court decision (24), Appeal from the original trial (17)
• [Civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 27/140, Application dismissed: 7/140, Dismissal of the suit: 5/140, Dismissed with costs: 5/140
• [Contempt of Court] outcomes — Application dismissed: 2/7, The court finds Mr Jayant Rach and Mr Odede in contempt of court and punishes them with prison terms.: 1/7, The 1st Defendant is ordered to comply with the court order and effect the transfer of Town House NO. 8 on L.R. NO. 7336/44 to the plaintiffs within 60 days.: 1/7, The plaintiff is found in contempt of court and ordered to pay a fine and be committed to civil jail.: 1/7
• [Taxation of Costs] outcomes — In favor of the plaintiff: 1/2, The Court dismissed the Reference.: 1/2
• [Winding Up Petition] outcomes — Application dismissed with costs: 1/1
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 12/66, Application dismissed: 5/66, Dismissed with costs: 2/66, Grant leave to the 1st applicant/interested party to be enjoined in the suit.: 2/66

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~11158 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Injunction (10)
• Declaration of ownership (9)
• Permanent injunction (9)
• Eviction order (7)
• Immediate release of the accused (6)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Rules (69), Civil Procedure Act (49), Section 72(3)(b) of the Constitution (15), Civil Procedure Act, Cap. 21, Laws of Kenya (12), Land Registration Act, 2012 (12)