Lydiah Wambui Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2022 to 2022; busiest year 2022 (36 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Political Parties Disputes: The complaint is upheld. (4); The complaint is dismissed. (3); The complaint is dismissed with costs. (2); The Respondent is ordered to forward the Complainant's name (1)
• Election Petitions: The Complainant's complaint is granted. (1); The complaint is dismissed, and the tribunal down its tools (1); Appeal upheld (1)
• Political Parties Dispute: The appeal is upheld. (1); The complainant's nomination was declared valid and the resp (1); The Tribunal dismissed the application and did not issue int (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Political Parties Act (13)
• Elections (Party Primaries and Party Lists) Regulations, 2017 (4)
• Elections Act (No 24 Of 2011) (2)
• Political Parties (Amendment) Act 2021 (2)
• Constitution of Kenya (2)
• Political Parties Act, 2011 (2)
• Elections (General) Regulations, 2012 (2)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (6), Appeal from an original trial (4), Appeal from original trial (2)
• [Election Petitions] outcomes — The Complainant's complaint is granted.: 1/3, The complaint is dismissed, and the tribunal down its tools with no orders as to costs.: 1/3, Appeal upheld: 1/3
• [Political Parties Disputes] outcomes — The complaint is upheld.: 4/27, The complaint is dismissed.: 2/27, The 1st Respondent, Orange Democratic Movement, is ordered to include the Petitioners' names in the 2022 general elections party nominations list and to indicate that Zainab Nadzau Mambo is a member of the Swahili Community.: 1/27, In favor of the Complainant: 1/27
• [Political Parties Dispute] outcomes — The appeal is upheld.: 1/2, The complainant's nomination was declared valid and the respondents were ordered to issue the nomination certificate.: 1/2

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~12944 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Restoration of the Complainant's position at number 1 in the PWD category on the reconstituted party list. (1)
• Inclusion of the Petitioners' names in the party nominations list. (1)
• Indication of Zainab Nadzau Mambo's community status in the nominations list. (1)
• Notification to the IEBC. (1)
• Awarding of costs to the Petitioners. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.5
• Frequently applied statutes: Political Parties Act (11), Elections (Party Primaries and Party Lists) Regulations, 2017 (4), Elections Act (No 24 Of 2011) (2), Political Parties (Amendment) Act 2021 (2), Elections (General) Regulations, 2012 (2)