Janet Mulwa Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2015 to 2026; busiest year 2016 (131 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (43); Appeal allowed (8); Appeal successful (5); Transfer of the appeal to the Environment and Land Court (4)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (6); Application dismissed (2); Appeal allowed (2)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (5)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (3); Appeal successful (2)
• Civil Suit: Dismissed (3); Judgment for the plaintiffs (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (35)
• Civil Procedure Rules (31)
• Fatal Accidents Act (17)
• Law Reform Act (15)
• Criminal Procedure Code (6)
• Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (4)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (4)
• Civil Procedure Code (4)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (10), Appeal from a previous judgment (9), Appeal from a judgment of the trial court (9)
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Dismissed: 3/22, Judgment for the plaintiffs: 2/22, The Amended Notice of Motion is struck out.: 1/22, The court withdraws all proceedings and directs the suit to be transferred to the proper court, the Environment and Land Court.: 1/22
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 43/125, Appeal allowed: 8/125, Appeal successful: 5/125, Transfer of the appeal to the Environment and Land Court: 4/125
• [Civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 5/48, Application dismissed: 2/48, Appeal allowed: 2/48, The application is dismissed.: 1/48
• [election dispute] outcomes — The application is dismissed.: 1/1
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 3/16, Appeal successful: 2/16, Petition granted, new trial ordered.: 1/16, Appeal Allowed: 1/16

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~10214 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Reinstatement of the appeal (3)
• Costs of the suit (3)
• Special damages (2)
• Award of Kshs.300,000 in general damages to the 1st Respondent (1)
• The defendant shall bear the costs of the Application (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (35), Civil Procedure Rules (31), Fatal Accidents Act (17), Law Reform Act (15), Criminal Procedure Code (6)