Roselyne Aburili Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2014 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (1,257 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Miscellaneous Criminal Application: Application dismissed (189); Dismissed (20); The application is dismissed. (19); The application is allowed. (14)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (89); Affirmed (63)
• Succession: The case is transferred to Madiany Law Courts. (79); Appeal dismissed (17); The file is closed. (17); The case is closed. (16)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (48); Affirmed the conviction and sentence (19)
• Criminal Revision: The file is closed. (38); Application dismissed (27); Appeal dismissed (18)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (223)
• Sexual Offences Act (195)
• Criminal Procedure Code (154)
• Civil Procedure Act (150)
• Civil Procedure Rules (118)
• Law of Succession Act (99)
• Government Proceedings Act (54)
• Penal Code Cap 63 Laws of Kenya (48)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from original trial (166), Appeal from original conviction and sentence (109), Appeal from conviction and sentence (91)
• [Civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/31, The plaintiff was awarded Ksh3,000,000.00 as general damages, Ksh 1,000,000.00 as aggravated damages, and Kshs 500,000.00 in lieu of an apology.: 1/31, The court grants the plaintiff's leave to testify orally.: 1/31, The court dismissed the application.: 1/31
• [Defamation] outcomes — Affirmed the original trial judgment: 1/3, Defendant found liable for defamation: 1/3, The appeal was dismissed.: 1/3
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — The appeal was dismissed, and the plaintiffs' application for an injunction and damages was denied.: 1/10, The applicants' prayer for setting aside the injunctive orders is dismissed. The suit is not an abuse of the court process.: 1/10, The court ordered the defendant to refund the plaintiff the sum of Kshs 3,800,000/-.: 1/10, The defendant is ordered to pay the auctioneer fees of Kshs. 522,239.: 1/10
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — Application dismissed: 22/390, Leave granted: 19/390, Dismissed: 12/390, The application is dismissed.: 12/390
• [Personal Injury] outcomes — The court ordered the defendant to pay the plaintiff damages for the injuries sustained.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~10098 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Release from prison (4)
• None (4)
• Revocation of grant (4)
• Stay of execution of the decree (3)
• Stay of execution pending appeal (3)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.6
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (212), Sexual Offences Act (184), Criminal Procedure Code (134), Civil Procedure Act (109), Law of Succession Act (97)