Sifuna Nixon Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2023 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (78 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Miscellaneous Civil Application: Application dismissed (7); Dismissed (5); The application is allowed. (2); Judgment in favor of the Applicant (2)
• Civil: Dismissed (3); Verhoef is awarded a refund of Ksh 24 million, Ksh 1,614,520 (1)
• Miscellaneous Application: Application dismissed (3); The Application for joinder is allowed. (2); Dismissed (1); Application dismissed with costs (1)
• Commercial Case: Application dismissed (1); The suit is dismissed. (1); The 2nd Application to stay proceedings is dismissed. (1)
• Recusal Application: Application dismissed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Rules (10)
• Advocates Act (Cap 16 Laws of Kenya) (10)
• Civil Procedure Act (Cap 21 Laws of Kenya) (5)
• Civil Procedure Act (5)
• Advocates Remuneration Order (3)
• Advocates Remuneration Order (ARO) (3)
• Evidence Act (Cap 80 Laws of Kenya) (2)
• Banking Act (2)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (4), Appeal from an original trial (4), Application dismissed (2)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Stay granted pending appeal: 1/1
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — The Appellant’s Application for a stay of the criminal proceedings is allowed: 1/2, Appeal successful, conviction and sentence set aside: 1/2
• [Commercial Case] outcomes — Application dismissed: 1/3, The suit is dismissed.: 1/3, The 2nd Application to stay proceedings is dismissed.: 1/3
• [Recusal Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 1/2, The Application for recusal is dismissed.: 1/2
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 3/12, The Application for joinder is allowed.: 2/12, Dismissed: 1/12, Application dismissed with costs: 1/12

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~8724 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Costs of the suit (3)
• Award of costs to the Applicant. (2)
• Stay of the judgment pending appeal (1)
• Re-trial of the case (1)
• The Appellant is ordered to bear her costs of the Application (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.5
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Rules (10), Advocates Act (Cap 16 Laws of Kenya) (10), Civil Procedure Act (Cap 21 Laws of Kenya) (5), Civil Procedure Act (5), Advocates Remuneration Order (3)