Waweru 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 1790 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 1998 to 2026; busiest year 2012 (29 decisions).
Documented outcomes by case type
- Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (13); Affirmed (3); Appeal allowed (2); Denied (2)
- Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (8); Appeal successful, conviction and sentence set aside (2)
- Succession: Appeal dismissed (6); The application is postponed. (2); The court upheld the grant of administration and ordered eac (1); The motion is struck out with no orders on costs. (1)
- Civil: Appeal dismissed (5); Affirmed (2)
- Miscellaneous Application: The application is dismissed. (3)
Counts are per published decision as classified by AI; not comparable across courts or years.
Most-cited legislation
- Civil Procedure Act (37)
- Civil Procedure Rules (23)
- Advocates Act (18)
- Criminal Procedure Code (12)
- Probate and Administration Rules (12)
- Law of Succession Act (10)
- Advocates Remuneration Order (7)
- Advocates (Remuneration) Order (7)
Documented reasoning patterns
- Most common procedural postures: Appeal from original conviction and sentence (67), Application for dismissal of suit for want of prosecution (44), Appeal from conviction and sentence (42)
- [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 60/243, Appeal allowed: 40/243, Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, sentence set aside: 7/243, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 6/243
- [Traffic Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1
- [Personal Injury] outcomes — Judgment for the Plaintiff: 2/19, Appeal dismissed: 2/19, Judgment for the 2nd plaintiff in the total sum of shs. 632,500.: 1/19, The Plaintiff is awarded KShs. 1,005,000/00 in total damages.: 1/19
- [Civil] outcomes — Application dismissed: 40/477, Dismissed: 26/477, Appeal dismissed: 25/477, Dismissed with costs: 19/477
- [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 57/158, Appeal allowed: 12/158, The appeal is allowed.: 4/158, Appeal dismissed with costs: 4/158
Writing characteristics
- Median judgment length ~5830 words
- Includes panel decisions
Remedy patterns
- Costs of the application shall be in the cause (12)
- Damages (7)
- Set at liberty (7)
- The order shall be served upon the Respondent within seven (7) days of delivery of this ruling. (6)
- Temporary injunction (6)
Citation patterns
- Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.1
- Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (177), Civil Procedure Rules (135), Civil Procedure Act (66), Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (64), Civil Procedure Act, Cap 21 (63)
Sample decisions
WILLIAM KAKA v REPUBLIC [1998] KEHC 70 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [1998] KEHC 70 (KLR)
JAMES OGUKU KARAYA vs REPUBLIC [1999] KEHC 125 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [1999] KEHC 125 (KLR)
JOSEPH SURI NYATENG’ & another v H.P. MASHRU LIMITED [1999] KEHC 85 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [1999] KEHC 85 (KLR) · 19 November 1999
BENSON OSUMO OGECHI v KERUBO AMIMA [2000] KEHC 292 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2000] KEHC 292 (KLR) · 11 April 2000
JOSEPH OGINGA v ELISHA NYAGOL [2000] KEHC 424 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2000] KEHC 424 (KLR) · 27 May 2000
Nation Newspapers Ltd v Gilbert Gibendi [2002] KEHC 1188 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2002] KEHC 1188 (KLR) · 29 May 2002
Elias Kamau Kangethe & 4 others v Commissioner of Lands & another (Civil Case 12 of 2003) [2003] KEHC 730 (KLR) (Civ) (25 February 2003) (Ruling)
High Court of Kenya · [2003] KEHC 730 (KLR) · 25 February 2003
In Re ELIJAH WANJAU KAMAU (Deceased) [2003] KEHC 870 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2003] KEHC 870 (KLR)
Abujar Investment Services Ltd & another v Waweru [2004] KEHC 1298 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2004] KEHC 1298 (KLR) · 3 November 2004
Wasike v Maina [2004] KEHC 1299 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [2004] KEHC 1299 (KLR)