Ong'Injo Beta

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Activity

Published decisions from 2019 to 2026; busiest year 2023 (58 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (19); Affirmed (13); Affirmed the conviction and sentence (7); Affirmed the conviction and sentence. (4)
• Criminal: Guilty (12); Guilty of murder (5); Not guilty (5); The accused was found guilty of murder. (3)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (12); Appeal successful (5); Appeal allowed (3); Affirmed the judgment of the trial court. (2)
• Miscellaneous Criminal Application: Application dismissed (4); The applicant is set at liberty. (4)
• Criminal Case: Guilty of murder (2); Guilty (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Section 203 of the Penal Code (32)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (22)
• Criminal Procedure Code (19)
• Section 206 of the Penal Code (15)
• Evidence Act (15)
• Sexual Offences Act No 3 of 2006 (14)
• Civil Procedure Act (9)
• Penal Code (7)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial outcome (30), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (21), Appeal from conviction and sentence (15)
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/2, Affirmed: 1/2
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 12/36, Appeal successful: 5/36, Appeal allowed: 3/36, Affirmed the judgment of the trial court.: 2/36
• [Criminal Application] outcomes — The application was dismissed.: 1/1
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 19/69, Affirmed: 13/69, Affirmed the conviction and sentence: 7/69, Affirmed the conviction and sentence.: 4/69
• [Constitutional Petition] outcomes — The Petitioner is granted the reliefs of injunction, certiorari, and mandamus.: 1/4, Application dismissed with costs to the 2nd respondent: 1/4, The application for stay of proceedings pending appeal was denied.: 1/4, The preliminary objection was dismissed.: 1/4

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~20550 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Substitution of the award for loss of dependency (1)
• Quashing of criminal charges (1)
• Special damages in the sum of Kshs. 1,000,000/= (1)
• General damages (1)
• Costs of the petition (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Section 203 of the Penal Code (32), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (22), Criminal Procedure Code (19), Section 206 of the Penal Code (15), Evidence Act (15)