Ruth Okal Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2025 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (12 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Land Acquisition: Appeal dismissed (3); Struck out (2); Judgment in favor of the Complainant (1); The Respondent's appeal is dismissed. (1)
• Land Acquisition Case: Affirmative (1)
• Land Acquisition Petition: The Respondent shall engage the National Land Commission to (1); Affirmed (1); The Petitioners' rights have been infringed, and the Tribuna (1); Struck out for lack of jurisdiction (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Land Act, 2012 (5)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (4)
• Land Act (3)
• Civil Procedure Act (2)
• Land Act 2012 (1)
• Article 40(3) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)
• Article 47(1) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)
• Part VIII of the Land Act, 2012 (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal (3), Appeal from a lower tribunal decision (2), Appeal from the original trial (2)
• [Land Acquisition] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 3/18, Struck out: 2/18, Judgment in favor of the Complainant: 1/18, The Respondent's appeal is dismissed.: 1/18
• [Land Acquisition Case] outcomes — Affirmative: 1/1
• [Land Acquisition Petition] outcomes — Struck out for lack of jurisdiction: 1/4, The Respondent shall engage the National Land Commission to value the structures and issue an award of compensation to the Claimant.: 1/4, Affirmed: 1/4, The Petitioners' rights have been infringed, and the Tribunal issued a declaration and orders for a survey and valuation.: 1/4

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~25051 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Compensation (2)
• Compensation for unlawful acquisition of 0.628 hectares. (1)
• Compensation for injurious affection of property. (1)
• Interest on compensation. (1)
• General and aggravated damages. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Land Act, 2012 (5), Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (4), Land Act (3), Civil Procedure Act (2), Article 40(3) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)