Stella Mutuku Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2013 to 2026; busiest year 2022 (125 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (9); Appeal granted (4); Affirmed (4); The appeal was dismissed. (4)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (8); Affirmed the conviction and sentence (5); Affirmed (5)
• Adoption: Adoption granted (6); Adoption order granted (3)
• Civil Suit: Appeal dismissed (5)
• Civil: Application dismissed (4); Appeal dismissed (4); The PO is dismissed. (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (73)
• Civil Procedure Rules (43)
• Penal Code (39)
• Criminal Procedure Code (25)
• Sexual Offences Act (16)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (12)
• Evidence Act (10)
• Law of Succession Act (9)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (19), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (19), Appeal from original trial (18)
• [Constitutional Petition] outcomes — The petition was dismissed.: 1/18, The Petitioner's petition was dismissed.: 1/18, Conservatory orders of prohibition granted.: 1/18, The Petitioner's application is granted.: 1/18
• [Petition] outcomes — The petitioners' appeals were dismissed, and the court ordered the Attorney General to amend the Penal Code.: 1/3, Petition dismissed: 1/3, Application dismissed: 1/3
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 9/55, Appeal granted: 4/55, Affirmed: 4/55, The appeal was dismissed.: 4/55
• [Criminal Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — The application was opposed and denied.: 1/1
• [Matrimonial Cause] outcomes — The court did not find Ngong/Ngong/xxxx to be matrimonial property and did not assign a share to either party.: 1/3, The court grants the application.: 1/3, The Court granted the Applicant's application for an injunction and conservatory order.: 1/3

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~17047 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Stay of execution pending appeal (3)
• None (2)
• Stay of execution (2)
• amendment of the Penal Code (1)
• Preservation of status quo until both parties are heard on the merits of the application and the main suit. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (73), Civil Procedure Rules (43), Penal Code (39), Criminal Procedure Code (25), Sexual Offences Act (16)