Rpv Wendoh Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2006 to 2026; busiest year 2023 (185 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (48); Appeal allowed (13); Appeal successful (9); Affirmed (9)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (36); Appeal successful (11); Application dismissed (7); Appeal partially successful (4)
• Miscellaneous Criminal Application: Application dismissed (17)
• Criminal: Guilty of murder (12); Acquitted (8); Guilty (5); The accused is acquitted of the charge of murder. (5)
• Judicial Review: Application dismissed (10); The application is allowed. (6); Dismissed (4); Dismissed with costs (3)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (100)
• Sexual Offences Act (95)
• Criminal Procedure Code (64)
• Evidence Act (43)
• Civil Procedure Act (41)
• Civil Procedure Rules (41)
• Constitution of Kenya (31)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (26)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (161), Appeal from the original trial outcome (79), Appeal from original conviction and sentence (58)
• [Land Dispute] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/8, In favor of the plaintiff: 1/8, Summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff: 1/8, Defendant's appeal dismissed: 1/8
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 117/461, Appeal successful: 15/461, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 13/461, Quashed conviction and sentence: 10/461
• [Civil Misc. Application] outcomes — Struck out: 2/4, Dismissed: 1/4, The decision of the Land Disputes Tribunal regarding the first two parcels is quashed, and the decision regarding the third parcel stands.: 1/4
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — Application dismissed: 18/121, Dismissed: 18/121, Application struck out: 3/121, The application is struck out.: 2/121
• [Miscellaneous Civil Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 9/39, Application struck out: 2/39, Dismissal of the Notice of Motion: 2/39, Leave granted: 2/39

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~10793 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Injunction (13)
• Order for retrial (9)
• None (7)
• Set at liberty (6)
• Set appellant at liberty (6)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (205), Criminal Procedure Code (150), Civil Procedure Act (107), Civil Procedure Rules (88), Sexual Offences Act (82)