Eko Ogola Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2012 to 2026; busiest year 2022 (122 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (14); Affirmed (7); Appeal granted (4); The court granted the stay of execution. (3)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (7); Affirmed (3)
• Adoption: Adoption granted (6); The application for adoption is allowed. (3); Appeal allowed (2)
• Succession: Application dismissed (5); Denied (3); Application allowed (3); The application for revocation of the grant of letters of ad (2)
• Succession Cause: Application dismissed (4)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (53)
• Law of Succession Act (43)
• Civil Procedure Rules (30)
• Penal Code (24)
• Probate and Administration Rules (24)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (21)
• Criminal Procedure Code (18)
• Constitution of Kenya (18)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a previous judgment (35), Appeal from original trial (30), Appeal from the original trial outcome (27)
• [Limitation of Actions] outcomes — Granted: 1/1
• [Civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 29/297, Dismissed: 18/297, Application dismissed: 14/297, Granted: 12/297
• [Bankruptcy] outcomes — The court grants the Receiving Order.: 1/7, The debtor is declared bankrupt and unable to pay his debts.: 1/7, The debtor was declared bankrupt and a stay of execution was granted.: 1/7, The debtor is declared bankrupt.: 1/7
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 10/68, Application dismissed: 4/68, In favor of the Plaintiff: 2/68, Dismissed with costs: 2/68
• [Motion to Strike Off Counterclaim] outcomes — Dismissed: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~11611 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Spent (10)
• Costs in the cause (7)
• Release from prison (7)
• Temporary injunction (5)
• Costs (5)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.6
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (139), Penal Code (127), Civil Procedure Rules (98), Constitution of Kenya 2010 (52), Probate and Administration Rules (52)