Njuguna Beta

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Activity

Published decisions from 2008 to 2025; busiest year 2025 (28 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (9); Affirmed (7); Appeal allowed (3); The appeal was dismissed. (1)
• Miscellaneous Criminal Application: Application dismissed (4)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (2); Judgment in favor of the Plaintiff (1); The Defendant's application is dismissed with costs. (1); The court granted the first application. (1)
• Appeal: Affirmed (2); Struck out (1)
• Criminal Appeal: The application is granted. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (10)
• Civil Procedure Rules (8)
• Small Claims Court Act (5)
• Law of Succession Act (4)
• Criminal Procedure Code (4)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (4)
• Penal Code (3)
• Limitation of Actions Act (2)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial outcome (37), Appeal from conviction and sentence (30), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (15)
• [Civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 10/143, Application dismissed: 8/143, Dismissed: 6/143, Granted: 5/143
• [Criminal Case] outcomes — The accused is granted bail.: 1/1
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 100/416, Appeal allowed: 38/416, Appeal successful: 13/416, Appeal granted: 9/416
• [Preliminary Objection] outcomes — Dismissed: 2/5, Defendant's Preliminary Objection dismissed: 1/5, Struck out with costs to the Respondents: 1/5, The Plaint is struck out with no orders as to costs.: 1/5
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 6/61, Application granted: 3/61, Appeal dismissed: 3/61, Application allowed: 2/61

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~11910 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Stay of execution pending appeal (11)
• Stay of execution (8)
• Reinstatement of the suit (7)
• Award of costs of the suit (6)
• Costs of the suit (5)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (142), Civil Procedure Rules (136), Criminal Procedure Code (51), Penal Code (42), Evidence Act (23)