Mugo Kamau Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1999 to 2026; busiest year 2022 (61 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (9); Appeal allowed (2); The appeal will be decided on the five main issues raised. (1); Leave to file Record of Appeal granted (1)
• Land Dispute: Appeal dismissed (8); In favor of the Plaintiff (4); Application dismissed (2); Plaintiff wins (2)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (7)
• Land Dispute Appeal: Appeal dismissed (4)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (3); Appeal against conviction dismissed, appeal against sentence (1); Appeal successful, conviction and sentence quashed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (36)
• Civil Procedure Rules (15)
• Land Registration Act, 2012 (10)
• Land Registration Act (8)
• Limitation of Actions Act (7)
• Criminal Procedure Code (6)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (6)
• Law of Succession Act (6)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: First Appeal (77), Appeal from original conviction and sentence (57), Appeal from the original trial outcome (33)
• [Adoption] outcomes — Adoption granted: 30/30
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 14/103, Dismissed with costs: 4/103, The Plaintiff's application is allowed.: 4/103, Appeal allowed: 3/103
• [Divorce] outcomes — Decree of divorce granted: 10/23, Dissolution of marriage: 4/23, Divorce granted: 3/23, Decree of divorce granted, marriage dissolved.: 1/23
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 3/28, Application dismissed: 2/28, Granted: 1/28, Applicant's application allowed: 1/28
• [Succession] outcomes — Objector's application dismissed: 2/24, Application dismissed: 2/24, The previous orders are set aside.: 1/24, The application for rectification of the Certificate of Confirmation of grant for the Estate of Emarline Samba Njulu is granted.: 1/24

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~14744 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Stay of execution pending appeal (19)
• Set the Appellant free (11)
• Stay of execution pending appeal. (8)
• None (7)
• Quashing of conviction and sentence (7)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.6
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (163), Civil Procedure Rules (80), Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (62), Sexual Offences Act No 3 of 2006 (58), Criminal Procedure Code (41)