Richard Mwongo Beta
Read this first — limitations.
- Patterns reflect published decisions only.
- This is not an assessment of private character, integrity or bias.
- Outcome distributions are per case-type and not comparable across courts/years.
- Based on 491 decision(s); small samples are indicative only.
- Name normalization is automatic and may merge or split judges incorrectly.
Main subject areas
Activity
Published decisions from 2013 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (210 decisions).
Documented outcomes by case type
- Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (46); Affirmed (7); Appeal allowed (3)
- Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (46); Appeal successful (7); Affirmed (6); Appeal allowed (5)
- Adoption: Adoption granted (11); Granted (3)
- Criminal Revision: Application dismissed (11)
- Sentence: Sentence upheld (10)
Counts are per published decision as classified by AI; not comparable across courts or years.
Most-cited legislation
- Criminal Procedure Code (132)
- Penal Code (105)
- Law of Succession Act (52)
- Civil Procedure Act (38)
- Sexual Offences Act (35)
- Civil Procedure Rules (35)
- Evidence Act (25)
- Constitution of Kenya (19)
Documented reasoning patterns
- Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a conviction and sentence (50), Appeal from original trial (44), Appeal from the original trial (30)
- [Election Petition] outcomes — Application for stay of proceedings dismissed: 1/2, The court allowed the withdrawal of the petition and awarded costs to the respondents.: 1/2
- [Petition] outcomes — The application was heard.: 1/2, Conservatory orders granted: 1/2
- [Constitutional Petition] outcomes — The notice of motion is hereby dismissed with no order: 1/9, The petition is transferred to the Constitutional Division of the High Court, Nairobi.: 1/9, The case is closed.: 1/9, The petitioner is sentenced to 15 years imprisonment with specific conditions.: 1/9
- [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 21/61, Affirmed: 4/61, Appeal allowed: 2/61, Appeal successful, conviction and sentence set aside: 2/61
- [Criminal Revision] outcomes — Application dismissed: 10/26, Application for revision of sentence dismissed: 1/26, The applicant's sentence is commuted to 3 years' probation only, and the period spent in remand is to be considered when computing the sentence.: 1/26, The applicant's sentence is reduced to three years for each of Counts 3 and 5, and the concurrent sentences for the other counts remain unchanged.: 1/26
Writing characteristics
- Median judgment length ~16669 words
- Includes panel decisions
Remedy patterns
- Stay of execution pending appeal (5)
- None (3)
- Stay of execution (3)
- Revocation of the grant (2)
- Non-custodial sentence (2)
Citation patterns
- Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.5
- Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (107), Penal Code (86), Law of Succession Act (49), Civil Procedure Act (27), Sexual Offences Act (25)
Sample decisions
Waititu v Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) & 8 others (Election Petition 1 of 2013) [2013] KEHC 6038 (KLR) (27 June 2013) (Ruling)
High Court of Kenya · [2013] KEHC 6038 (KLR) · 27 June 2013
Kilonzo & another v Independent and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) & 2 others; Ndetei & 7 others (Interested Parties) (Petition 359 of 2013) [2013] KEHC 6595 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (24 July 2013) (Ruling)
High Court of Kenya · [2013] KEHC 6595 (KLR) · 24 July 2013
Wambora v Speaker of the County of Assembly of Embu & 3 others (Constitutional Petition 7 of 2014) [2014] KEHC 7498 (KLR) (12 May 2014) (Ruling)
High Court of Kenya · [2014] KEHC 7498 (KLR) · 12 May 2014
SCN v Republic (Criminal Appeal 55 of 2015) [2018] KEHC 2746 (KLR) (18 October 2018) (Judgment)
High Court of Kenya · [2018] KEHC 2746 (KLR) · 18 October 2018
SMM v Republic (Criminal Revision 13 of 2019) [2019] KEHC 12483 (KLR) (28 May 2019) (Revision)
High Court of Kenya · [2019] KEHC 12483 (KLR) · 28 May 2019
Mwangi v Republic (Criminal Revision 17 of 2019) [2019] KEHC 12487 (KLR) (28 May 2019) (Ruling)
High Court of Kenya · [2019] KEHC 12487 (KLR) · 28 May 2019
Njeru v Republic (Criminal Revision 8 of 2019) [2019] KEHC 12488 (KLR) (28 May 2019) (Ruling)
High Court of Kenya · [2019] KEHC 12488 (KLR) · 28 May 2019
Njogu v Republic (Criminal Appeal 20 of 2019) [2022] KEHC 10034 (KLR) (12 May 2022) (Judgment)
High Court of Kenya · [2022] KEHC 10034 (KLR) · 12 May 2022
Wairimu v Republic (Criminal Case 3 of 2019) [2022] KEHC 10429 (KLR) (23 June 2022) (Ruling)
High Court of Kenya · [2022] KEHC 10429 (KLR) · 23 June 2022
Republic v Magiti (Criminal Case 12 of 2016) [2022] KEHC 10706 (KLR) (23 May 2022) (Judgment)
High Court of Kenya · [2022] KEHC 10706 (KLR) · 23 May 2022