Ondeyo Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2002 to 2025; busiest year 2024 (7 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Succession: Appeal dismissed (2); The appeal was dismissed. (1); The court ordered the estate to be distributed among the ben (1); The estate will be divided equally among all surviving child (1)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2); Appeal allowed (1)
• Succession Cause: The Grant of Letters of Administration Intestate and the Cer (1); The application for revocation of the grant of representatio (1)
• Civil: Application for review dismissed (1); Appeal dismissed (1); Judgment for the plaintiffs for Kshs.1,381,080 in damages, c (1); Dismissed with costs (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (1); The conviction is quashed, and the appellant is set free. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Law of Succession Act (10)
• Section 34 (1)
• Section 38 (1)
• Section 40 (1)
• Section 40 of the Law of Succession Act (1)
• Section 76 of the Law of Succession Act (1)
• Law of Succession Act, Cap 160, Laws of Kenya (1)
• Retirement Benefits Act Cap No 3 of 1997 (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (4), Appeal from the original trial outcome (3), Appeal from conviction and sentence (2)
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 3/13, The application is struck out and the plaintiffs are ordered to pay the defendants' costs.: 1/13, Judgment for the plaintiff in favor of the estate and dependants of the deceased: 1/13, Application granted, default judgment set aside, defendant granted leave to file defence: 1/13
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/4, Appeals against both conviction and sentence dismissed: 1/4, Appeal allowed, convictions and sentences quashed: 1/4
• [Personal Injury] outcomes — The plaintiff is awarded Kshs.450,000 in general damages.: 1/1
• [Civil] outcomes — Judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of Kshs. 72,000, with costs and interest.: 1/4, The Plaintiff is awarded Kshs.711,084.03 in total.: 1/4, Application allowed in part with costs to the plaintiff: 1/4, Appeal upheld: 1/4
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Struck out with costs to the Respondent: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~10427 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Award of damages for loss of expectation of life, pain and suffering, and loss of dependancy (1)
• General damages of Kshs.450,000 (1)
• Pain and suffering - Kshs. 10,000 (1)
• Loss of expectation of life - Kshs. 60,000 (1)
• Damages under Fatal Accidents Act - Kshs. 72,000 (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Fatal Accidents Act (3), Civil Procedure Rules (2), Civil Procedure Act (2), Penal Code (1), Section 295 (1)