Nelson Abuodha Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2012 to 2026; busiest year 2023 (115 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (36); Affirmed (14); The appeal is dismissed. (7); Appeal allowed (6)
• Employment Dispute: Claim dismissed with costs (13); Affirmed (10); Claimant wins (8); Dismissed with costs (7)
• Unfair Termination: Claimant wins (5)
• Unfair Dismissal: Claimant wins (4)
• Labour Dispute: Application dismissed (3); Dismissed with costs (3); Application dismissed with costs (3)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Employment Act (209)
• Employment Act, 2007 (53)
• Labour Relations Act (33)
• Civil Procedure Act (28)
• Employment and Labour Relations Act (18)
• Employment Act 2007 (18)
• Civil Procedure Rules (13)
• Employment and Labour Relations Court Act (13)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from an original trial decision (28), Appeal from the original trial (19), Appeal from a trial court judgment (14)
• [Labour Dispute] outcomes — Application dismissed with costs: 2/11, Application dismissed: 1/11, Dismissed with costs: 1/11, The Court stays the hearing of the Notice to Show Cause and directs the applicants to file their responses within 14 days.: 1/11
• [Petition] outcomes — The court ordered parties to engage in conciliation and directed the suspension of the strike for 90 days.: 1/6, No order as to costs: 1/6, Affirmative: 1/6, Petition struck out: 1/6
• [Labor Dispute] outcomes — The application for payment of salaries was denied.: 1/22, The application to strike out the suit against 2nd and 3rd respondents was denied.: 1/22, Appeal allowed, ex-parte judgment set aside: 1/22, The court dismissed the case due to the lack of competent pleadings.: 1/22
• [Unfair Termination] outcomes — Claim dismissed with costs: 2/10, Veronica Oteri awarded Kshs 1,188,594 as compensation for unfair termination of services.: 1/10, Claimant wins: 1/10, The claimant is awarded one month salary in lieu of notice, two months' salary in lieu of notice, and costs of the suit.: 1/10
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — The application was declared spent.: 1/5, The case is remanded for further hearing.: 1/5, The application shall proceed for hearing and determination on merits.: 1/5, UASU is granted orders to prevent the Respondents from enforcing the interviews and to involve UASU in the planning and proceedings.: 1/5

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~20101 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Compensation for unfair termination (12)
• Costs of the suit (6)
• Certificate of service (5)
• One month's salary in lieu of notice (4)
• Severance pay (3)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Employment Act (127), Employment Act, 2007 (26), Civil Procedure Act (26), Labour Relations Act (20), Employment and Labour Relations Court Act (13)