Rb Ngetich Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2017 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (8 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Affirmed (5); Appeal dismissed (2); Affirmed the judgment of the High Court (1); The court granted the release of Kshs. 2,238,590/= deposited (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Leave to appeal granted (1)
• Civil Application: Granted (1)
• Civil: The 2nd Defendant's motion is partly successful. (1); Application dismissed with costs (1); Partially successful for plaintiffs (1)
• Matrimonial Cause: Appeal dismissed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Rules (5)
• Civil Procedure Act (3)
• Article 162 of the Constitution (1)
• Limitation of Actions Act (1)
• Article 159 of the Constitution (1)
• Section 63(e) of the Civil Procedure Act (1)
• Order 12 Rule 7 of the Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (1)
• Section 3(5) of the Succession Act Cap 160 Laws of Kenya (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a conviction and sentence (72), Appeal from original trial (37), Appeal from conviction and sentence (29)
• [Constitutional Law] outcomes — The provisions of section 33B of the Banking Act were declared unconstitutional, null and void.: 1/1
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 20/68, Appeal allowed: 6/68, The appeal is struck out.: 5/68, Application dismissed: 4/68
• [Succession] outcomes — Application dismissed: 3/22, Appeal dismissed: 2/22, Grant of Letters of Administration: 1/22, The deceased died intestate, and the property is to be distributed equally among the children of the deceased.: 1/22
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 2/11, Application granted: 1/11, The application is granted: 1/11, The application for a stay of execution is dismissed. Leave to appeal out of time is granted.: 1/11
• [Criminal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 10/155, Conviction and sentence upheld: 10/155, Guilty: 9/155, Convicted of murder: 6/155

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~13349 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Stay of execution pending appeal (4)
• Costs shall be in the cause. (4)
• Probation sentence for the remaining period of sentence (2)
• Each party to bear own costs. (1)
• Stay of judgment (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.8
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (166), Criminal Procedure Code (96), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (32), Section 123A of the Criminal Procedure Code (22), Article 49(1)(h) of the Constitution (20)