Gikonyo Odunga Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2019 to 2024; busiest year 2024 (2 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Constitutional Petition: The petition is withdrawn. (1)
• Criminal Application: Denied (1)
• Succession: The grant of Letters of Administration was revoked. (1); The grant of letters of administration is revoked. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Law of Succession Act (2)
• Rule 27 of the Constitution of Kenya (Protection of Rights and Fundamental Freed (1)
• Article 22 of the Constitution (1)
• Article 165(3) of the Constitution (1)
• Article 23 of the Constitution (1)
• Article 28 of the Constitution (1)
• Article 29 of the Constitution (1)
• Article 35 of the Constitution (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Application for revocation of grant of Letters of Administration (1), Application for revocation of grant and stay of execution (1), Petitioner seeks to withdraw the petition (1)
• [Succession] outcomes — The grant of Letters of Administration was revoked.: 1/2, The grant of letters of administration is revoked.: 1/2
• [Constitutional Petition] outcomes — The petition is withdrawn.: 1/1
• [Criminal Application] outcomes — Denied: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~19526 words
• Single-judge

Remedy patterns

• Revocation of the grant of Letters of Administration and issuance of a fresh grant (1)
• Revocation of grant of letters of administration (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.8
• Frequently applied statutes: Law of Succession Act (2), Rule 27 of the Constitution of Kenya (Protection of Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) Practice and Procedure Rules, 2013 (1), Article 22 of the Constitution (1), Article 165(3) of the Constitution (1), Article 23 of the Constitution (1)