Scj Ndungu Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2014 to 2026; busiest year 2017 (9 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Election Petition: Application dismissed (2); Appeal allowed (1); The appeal was allowed, and the appellants were ordered to b (1)
• Supreme Court Petition: The application is allowed. (1); Application allowed (1)
• Application to strike out notice of appe: The application is allowed with costs to the applicant. (1)
• Application: Application dismissed, each party to bear its own costs. (1)
• Appeal: Appeal upheld. (1); The appeals were consolidated, and the applicant was allowed (1); Application Disallowed (1); Allowed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Supreme Court Rules, 2012 (7)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (7)
• Supreme Court (Presidential Election Petition) Rules, 2017 (4)
• Elections Act (4)
• Supreme Court Act (4)
• Appellate Jurisdiction Act (2)
• Constituency Development Fund Act (1)
• Public Officer Ethics Act (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: appeal from original trial (1), Application for joinder as amicus curiae (friend of the court) granted (1), Petitioner withdraws petition and application, court directs parties to file submissions on costs (1)
• [civil] outcomes — The application for joinder of the Governor, Mandera County and the County Government of Mandera as Interested Parties to the Reference herein was allowed, but the application for dismissal of the Reference was disallowed for being premature.: 1/1
• [Civil] outcomes — The application was granted, and the amici curiae were allowed to file their briefs without oral submissions.: 1/1
• [Petition for Costs] outcomes — Petitioner's petition and application for costs are withdrawn, and the court awards costs to the petitioner.: 1/1
• [Appeal] outcomes — The appeal was allowed, the High Court's judgment was reinstated, and the respondent was sentenced to life imprisonment.: 1/1
• [Interlocutory Appeal] outcomes — The petition was struck out.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~23345 words
• Includes panel decisions

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.5
• Frequently applied statutes: Supreme Court Rules, 2020, Rule 19 (1), Article 164(3) of the Constitution (1), Article 165(3)(d) of the Constitution (1), Section 361 of the Criminal Procedure Code (1), Section 3 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act (1)