Rachel Ngetich Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2013 to 2025; busiest year 2020 (161 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (26); Appeal allowed (23); Appeal successful (7); Application dismissed (4)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (25); Appeal allowed (9); Appeal dismissed, sentence reduced (5); Appeal successful (4)
• Succession: Application dismissed (10); Application granted (3)
• Adoption: Adoption granted (7)
• Criminal: Guilty (6); Convicted of manslaughter (3)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (42)
• Penal Code (35)
• Criminal Procedure Code (22)
• Law of Succession Act (17)
• Sexual Offences Act No.3 of 2006 (14)
• Civil Procedure Act (12)
• Civil Procedure Rules (11)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (10)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (32), Appeal on conviction and sentence (31), Appeal from original trial (23)
• [Insolvency Petition] outcomes — Application dismissed with costs to the respondent: 1/2, Administration order issued against the company: 1/2
• [Application to enforce arbitral award] outcomes — Allow the application with costs to the Claimant: 1/1
• [Civil] outcomes — Application dismissed: 3/41, Application allowed: 2/41, The application is dismissed.: 2/41, Appeal dismissed: 2/41
• [Advocates Remuneration Order] outcomes — The application was granted.: 1/1
• [Motion to Join Interested Party] outcomes — The application is denied: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~13174 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Stay of execution pending appeal (5)
• Revocation of grant of letters of administration (4)
• Costs in the cause (3)
• Costs to the plaintiff (2)
• Injunction (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.8
• Frequently applied statutes: Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (42), Penal Code (35), Criminal Procedure Code (22), Law of Succession Act (17), Sexual Offences Act No.3 of 2006 (14)