Klr Matheka Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2021 to 2023; busiest year 2023 (3 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Petition: Petitioner's right to own property was infringed. (1)
• Succession: The protests are dismissed, and the estate should be distrib (1)
• Succession Cause: The application for revocation of the grant and distribution (1); The protest is upheld and the estate is shared as proposed b (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Article 40 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (1)
• Chapter Four of the Constitution (1)
• Laws of Succession Act, Cap 160 (1)
• Civil Procedure Act (1)
• Law of Succession Act (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Respondent's preliminary point of law raised (1), Appeal from original trial (1), Appeal from the original trial (1)
• [Petition] outcomes — Petitioner's right to own property was infringed.: 1/1
• [Succession] outcomes — The protests are dismissed, and the estate should be distributed according to the law.: 1/1
• [Succession Cause] outcomes — The protest is upheld and the estate is shared as proposed by the 1st protestor: 1/2, The application for revocation of the grant and distribution of the estate is allowed.: 1/2

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~28008 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Declaration of infringement (1)
• Permanent injunction (1)
• Compensation in the form of Ksh.1,500,000/= plus interests (1)
• Revocation of the grant of letters of administration and distribution of the estate afresh (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.5
• Frequently applied statutes: Article 40 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (1), Chapter Four of the Constitution (1), Law of Succession Act (1), Laws of Succession Act, Cap 160 (1), Civil Procedure Act (1)