Odera Kennedy Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2013 to 2025; busiest year 2020 (2 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Land Registration Dispute: Judgment in favor of the Plaintiff (2)
• Election Petition: Petition dismissed (1); The court will determine the validity of the 2nd Respondent' (1)
• Land Dispute Appeal: Appeal dismissed (1)
• Land and Environment: Appeal dismissed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Land Registration Act, 2012 (Cap 284) Laws of Kenya (2)
• Limitation of Actions Act (Cap 22) Laws of Kenya (2)
• Evidence Act CAP 80 Laws of Kenya (1)
• Palace Investments Limited v Geoffrey Kariuki Mwenda & another [2015] eKLR (1)
• Elections Act 2011 (1)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)
• Elections (Parliamentary and County Elections Petition Rules, 2013) (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (2), Appeal from the first instance judgment (1), Appeal from a judgment of Senior Principal Magistrate Hon. J. Aringo (1)
• [Land Registration Dispute] outcomes — Judgment in favor of the Plaintiff: 2/2
• [Land Dispute Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1
• [Land and Environment] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~30538 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Vesting of land parcels KISUMU/MARERA/4092 and KISUMU/MARERA/4093 in the Plaintiff (1)
• Judgment in favor of the Plaintiff on all issues (1)
• Plaintiff awarded damages for trespass and property damage (1)
• Defendant ordered to pay costs of the suit (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.8
• Frequently applied statutes: Land Registration Act, 2012 (Cap 284) Laws of Kenya (2), Limitation of Actions Act (Cap 22) Laws of Kenya (2), Evidence Act CAP 80 Laws of Kenya (1), Palace Investments Limited v Geoffrey Kariuki Mwenda & another [2015] eKLR (1)