Ong’Injo Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2021 to 2025; busiest year 2024 (2 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Judicial Review: The application for stay of execution is dismissed. (1)
• Miscellaneous Civil Application: Application dismissed. (1); Leave to appeal out of time granted, temporary injunction gr (1)
• Constitutional Petition: Application Allowed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (2)
• Civil Procedure Rules (2)
• Civil Procedure Act 2010 (1)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)
• Article 35(1)(b) of the Constitution (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial outcome (98), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (64), Appeal from the original trial (46)
• [Succession] outcomes — Application dismissed: 14/165, Appeal dismissed: 7/165, Dismissed: 5/165, Revocation of Letters of Administration: 3/165
• [Miscellaneous Civil Case] outcomes — Application allowed: 1/3, The application for stay was granted.: 1/3, Application dismissed with costs: 1/3
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 47/132, Affirmed: 8/132, Appeal allowed: 6/132, Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, sentence set aside: 5/132
• [Election Petition] outcomes — The appeal was dismissed.: 1/10, Petitioner's application to file supplementary affidavit is denied.: 1/10, The application to summon witnesses is dismissed. The application for furnishing of the 3rd respondent's Self Declaration form and certified copies of the academic qualification is allowed.: 1/10, Petitioner's application for access to forms 38As, 38Bs, and 38C is allowed: 1/10
• [Criminal] outcomes — Guilty: 67/236, Acquitted: 11/236, The accused is placed on defence.: 9/236, Guilty of murder: 9/236

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~7473 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Revocation of grant (5)
• Revocation of Letters of Administration (5)
• Stay of execution pending the appeal (2)
• Distribution of the estate (2)
• No orders as to costs. (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (96), Penal Code (95), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (67), Section 203 of the Penal Code (29), Law of Succession Act (27)