Ma Odero Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2015 to 2026; busiest year 2023 (264 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Adoption: Adoption granted (50); The court grants the application for adoption. (38); The court grants the adoption order. (7); The court granted the application for adoption. (5)
• Succession: Application dismissed (39); The application is dismissed. (7); Application granted (6); The Preliminary Objection is dismissed. (5)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (25); Appeal allowed (12); The appeal was dismissed. (7)
• Criminal Revision: Application dismissed (11)
• Succession Cause: Application dismissed (6)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (117)
• Civil Procedure Act (93)
• Probate and Administration Rules (84)
• Law of Succession Act (53)
• Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (46)
• Children’s Act 2022 (40)
• Children Act 2022 (39)
• Children's Act 2022 (33)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Application for Adoption (50), First Appeal (46), Appeal from original trial (40)
• [Petition for Judicial Review] outcomes — Petitioner's appeal upheld: 1/1
• [Constitutional Petition] outcomes — Dismissed: 2/4, The court dismisses the petition.: 1/4, The court found the petition met the legal threshold for a constitutional petition and the petitioner's rights were indeed violated.: 1/4
• [Judicial Review Application] outcomes — The court dismissed the application for certiorari and prohibition.: 1/1
• [Taxation Dispute] outcomes — The reference was dismissed.: 1/1
• [Adoption] outcomes — Adoption granted: 50/139, The court grants the application for adoption.: 38/139, The court grants the adoption order.: 7/139, The court granted the application for adoption.: 5/139

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~14415 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• No orders on costs (7)
• None (7)
• Stay of execution (7)
• Revocation of Grant (5)
• Interim injunction (3)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Constitution of Kenya 2010 (117), Civil Procedure Act (93), Probate and Administration Rules (84), Law of Succession Act (53), Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (46)