Mwilu Dc Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2021 to 2026; busiest year 2021 (11 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (6); Appeal dismissed, conviction upheld, sentence reduced (2); Quashed conviction and sentence, set appellant free from pri (1); Affirmed (1)
• Civil Suit: The court grants the conservatory order and final orders. (1)
• Miscellaneous Application: The matter is transferred to the Vihiga High Court. (1)
• Constitutional Petition: Petition dismissed (1); The court declared the amendments unconstitutional and null (1)
• Criminal Revision: Appeal dismissed (1); The court dismissed the application for revision of the sent (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code, Cap 63, Laws of Kenya (6)
• Sexual Offences Act (5)
• Criminal Procedure Code (4)
• Sexual Offences Act, Cap 63A, Laws of Kenya (4)
• Sexual Offences Act, No. 3 of 2006 (3)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (3)
• Penal Code (3)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (2)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (12), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (5), Petitioner seeks review of sentence, but the High Court has no jurisdiction due to the nature of the offence. (1)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 6/18, Appeal dismissed, conviction upheld, sentence reduced: 2/18, Affirmed: 1/18, Quashed conviction and sentence, set appellant free from prison: 1/18
• [Criminal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1
• [Criminal Petition] outcomes — The petition is struck out.: 1/5, The matter has been referred back to Hon. Lady Justice Farah SM Amin for finalization: 1/5, The file shall be closed.: 1/5, The Motion for Review of Sentence is struck out.: 1/5
• [Miscellaneous Criminal Application] outcomes — Application struck out: 1/2, Dismissed: 1/2
• [Criminal Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — The death sentence is overturned and replaced with a 30-year prison sentence.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~21796 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Maintenance of status quo (1)
• Set appellant free from prison (1)
• Re-trial of the case (1)
• Retrial of the appellant (1)
• Release from prison (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code, Cap 63, Laws of Kenya (6), Sexual Offences Act (5), Criminal Procedure Code (4), Sexual Offences Act, Cap 63A, Laws of Kenya (4), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (3)