Okongo Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2004 to 2026; busiest year 2022 (14 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Land Dispute: Appeal dismissed (3); In favor of the Plaintiff (2); The court ordered the plaintiff to be registered as the prop (1); The court ordered the rectification of the title obtained by (1)
• Appeal: Affirmed (3); Application dismissed (1); The application is dismissed with costs to the Appellant/Res (1)
• Civil Application: Application dismissed (2)
• Adverse Possession: The plaintiff's claim for adverse possession is upheld. (2)
• Civil Appeal: Affirmed (1); The application is granted. (1); Appeal dismissed (1); The appeal is allowed with costs. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Land Adjudication Act (13)
• Civil Procedure Act (8)
• Civil Procedure Rules (5)
• Land Consolidation Act (4)
• Law Reform Act (4)
• Limitation of Actions Act (3)
• Constitution of Kenya (3)
• Environment and Land Court Act (3)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (58), Appeal from the original trial outcome (36), Appeal from a previous judgment (11)
• [Land Suit] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 3/45, Plaintiff wins: 2/45, Application dismissed: 2/45, Interim injunction granted: 1/45
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/8, Appeal allowed: 2/8, The Appellant’s application is dismissed with costs to the Respondents.: 1/8, Appeal granted: 1/8
• [Eviction Suit] outcomes — Plaintiff wins against the 1st and 4th defendants: 1/2, Judgment for the plaintiff: 1/2
• [Land Dispute] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 15/129, Judgment for the plaintiff: 9/129, Application dismissed: 6/129, Dismissed with costs: 5/129
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Application dismissed: 3/30, Appeal dismissed: 2/30, Dismissed with no order as to costs: 1/30, The Plaintiff's application for an injunction is allowed.: 1/30

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~15827 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Declaration of ownership (17)
• Permanent injunction (9)
• Injunction (6)
• None (5)
• Stay of execution (5)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Rules (31), Civil Procedure Act (18), Land Registration Act, 2012 (17), Constitution of Kenya (9), Land Act, 2012 (8)