Peter Mungai 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 11 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 2017 to 2025; busiest year 2019 (6 decisions).
Documented outcomes by case type
- Appeal: Appeal allowed (2); The Notice of Motion application is dismissed with each part (1); The appeal is dismissed (1); The appeal was allowed, and the Respondent's decision was se (1)
- Administrative Law: Appeal dismissed (1)
Counts are per published decision as classified by AI; not comparable across courts or years.
Most-cited legislation
- Standards Act Cap.496 Laws of Kenya (4)
- Standards Act, Cap 496 of the Laws of Kenya (3)
- Standards Act Cap 496 (2)
- Standards Act, Cap 496 (1)
- East African Community Customs Management Act No.1 of 2005 (1)
- Standardization Marks (Permits and Fees) Regulation, 1977 (1)
- Verification of Conformity to Kenya Standards of Imports Order, 2005 (1)
- Penal Code Cap 63 (1)
Documented reasoning patterns
- Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a decision of the Standards Tribunal (6), Appeal from a decision to suspend a permit (1), Appeal from a decision of the Kenya Bureau of Standards (1)
- [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal allowed: 2/10, The appeal is dismissed: 1/10, Affirmed: 1/10, Appeal upheld, decision of the Respondent set aside, Appellant’s goods comply with the standard.: 1/10
- [Administrative Law] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1
Writing characteristics
- Median judgment length ~11278 words
- Includes panel decisions
Remedy patterns
- A declaration that the Respondent's decision to suspend the Appellant's permit was illegal and against the principles of natural justice (1)
- Costs of the application shall be in the course (1)
- The Appellant’s goods and consignment comply with the set Kenya Standard Specifications for Disposable Diapers Adult Diapers KS-2662:2016. (1)
- Nullification of Respondent's decision (1)
- Re-sampling and re-testing (1)
Citation patterns
- Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.0
- Frequently applied statutes: Standards Act Cap.496 Laws of Kenya (4), Standards Act, Cap 496 of the Laws of Kenya (1), Standardization Marks (Permits and Fees) Regulation, 1977 (1), Standard Tribunals (practice and procedure) rules (1), Standards Act Cap 496 (1)
Sample decisions
Tharaka Honey Bee Products Limited v Kenya Bureau of Standards (Tribunal Appeal 1 of 2016) [2017] KEST 14 (KLR) (6 January 2017) (Ruling)
KEST · [2017] KEST 14 (KLR) · 6 January 2017
New Italycor Limited v Kenya Bureau of Standards [2019] KEST 103 (KLR)
KEST · [2019] KEST 103 (KLR) · 5 April 2019
Harley’s Limited v Kenya Bureau of Standards (Tribunal Appeal 5 of 2018) [2019] KEST 114 (KLR) (22 March 2019) (Ruling)
KEST · [2019] KEST 114 (KLR) · 22 March 2019
Harley’s Limited v Kenya Bureau of Standards (Tribunal Appeal 5 of 2018) [2019] KEST 115 (KLR) (27 September 2019) (Judgment)
KEST · [2019] KEST 115 (KLR) · 27 September 2019
New Italycor Limited v Kenya Bureau of Standards (Tribunal Appeal 1 of 2019) [2022] KEST 1087 (KLR) (28 October 2022) (Ruling)
KEST · [2022] KEST 1087 (KLR) · 28 October 2022
Amondi v Kenya Bureau of Standards (Managing Director/CEO) & another (Tribunal Appeal 1 of 2021) [2022] KEST 1093 (KLR) (25 November 2022) (Ruling)
KEST · [2022] KEST 1093 (KLR) · 25 November 2022
Ideal Ceramics Limited v Kenya Bureau of Standards (Tribunal Appeal 4 of 2020) [2023] KEST 1347 (KLR) (4 August 2023) (Judgment)
KEST · [2023] KEST 1347 (KLR) · 4 August 2023
Trina Kenya Limited v Kenya Bureau of Standards (Tribunal Appeal E002 of 2023) [2023] KEST 1372 (KLR) (28 April 2023) (Judgment)
KEST · [2023] KEST 1372 (KLR) · 28 April 2023
Oxford University Press East Africa Limited v Kenya Bureau of Standards (Tribunal Appeal E002 of 2023) [2024] KEST 1633 (KLR) (Commercial and Tax) (26 July 2024) (Judgment)
KEST · [2024] KEST 1633 (KLR) · 26 July 2024
Strathmore Research & Consultancy Centre Limited v Kenya Bureau of Standards (Tribunal Appeal E006 of 2024) [2025] KEST 1 (KLR) (At Nairobi) (21 February 2025) (Judgment)
KEST · [2025] KEST 1 (KLR) · 21 February 2025