Lucy Gitari Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2015 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (161 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (35); Affirmed (19); The appeal was dismissed. (9); Affirmed the conviction and sentence (6)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (33); Affirmed (14); Appeal allowed (11); The appeal was dismissed. (7)
• Succession: Application dismissed (10); Application allowed (4); The application is granted. (2); Leave to appeal granted (2)
• Criminal: Guilty of murder (8); Guilty (5); The accused persons were found guilty of murder. (2)
• Criminal Revision: Application dismissed (4)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Law of Succession Act (70)
• Criminal Procedure Code (54)
• Probate and Administration Rules (45)
• Penal Code (40)
• Civil Procedure Act (32)
• Evidence Act (29)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (23)
• Sexual Offences Act (19)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: First Appeal (49), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (28), Appeal from conviction and sentence (21)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 34/126, Affirmed: 19/126, The appeal was dismissed.: 9/126, Affirmed the conviction and sentence: 6/126
• [Criminal Misc Application] outcomes — The court upheld the decision of the trial magistrate to cancel the bond.: 1/1
• [Succession Cause] outcomes — Leave to appeal granted: 1/10, The inhibition orders on L.R. Karingani/Ndagani/5372 and 5374 were lifted.: 1/10, Petition granted: 1/10, Appeal dismissed: 1/10
• [Constitutional Petition] outcomes — The petition is dismissed.: 2/9, Conservatory order granted: 1/9, Petition dismissed with costs: 1/9, The petition was dismissed with costs.: 1/9
• [Contract Dispute] outcomes — The court dismissed the plaintiff's claims and ordered the defendant to pay the plaintiff Ksh.10 million as a penalty for breach of contract.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~18553 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• None (5)
• Revocation of grant (5)
• Reduction of sentence (3)
• None specified (2)
• Rectification of grant (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.6
• Frequently applied statutes: Law of Succession Act (68), Criminal Procedure Code (52), Probate and Administration Rules (44), Penal Code (38), Civil Procedure Act (32)