Muli Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1979 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (11 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (5); Affirmed (2); Appeal allowed with costs (2); The appeal is upheld. (1)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (4)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (3); Judgment in favor of the Plaintiff (1); Motion dismissed (1)
• Miscellaneous Application: Application dismissed (2)
• Criminal Appeal: The conviction and sentence are set aside. (1); Appeals dismissed (1); Appeal dismissed (1); Convictions and sentences quashed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Land Registration Act (9)
• Civil Procedure Act (7)
• Criminal Procedure Code (5)
• Civil Procedure Rules (4)
• Evidence Act (3)
• Constitution of Kenya (3)
• Penal Code (2)
• Land Registration Act, 2012 (2)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Second Appeal (4), Appeal from an order of the High Court of Kenya (2), Appeal from conviction and sentence of the High Court (2)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 9/22, Appeals dismissed: 2/22, Appeal allowed: 1/22, Appeal successful, conviction and sentence set aside: 1/22
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 7/16, The appeal is allowed.: 1/16, The appeal is allowed, the order is set aside, and the cause is remitted to the superior court for retrial.: 1/16, Appeal dismissed with costs to the respondent: 1/16
• [civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/2, Appeal partly successful: 1/2
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal allowed, conviction for murder quashed, sentence of death set aside: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~11229 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Judgment for the appellant in the sum of Kshs 453,883/20 together with interests at court rates with effect from the date of judgment of the superior court, that is to say, 31st October, 1989. (1)
• Set appellant at liberty unless otherwise lawfully held in custody (1)
• additional Shs.75,000/- for future medical expenses (1)
• The appellant will have the costs of the appeal (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (7), Criminal Procedure Code (2), Dangerous Drugs Act, cap 245 Laws of Kenya (1), Fatal Accidents Act chapter 32 of the Laws of Kenya (1), Advocates Act (1)