Wakiaga Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2013 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (50 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (14); Affirmed (5); Appeal dismissed. (2); The death sentence is set aside and replaced with life impri (1)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (6); Affirmed (5); The appeal is allowed, and the original distribution is rein (1)
• Criminal Revision: Application dismissed (4); Affirmed (3)
• Criminal: Acquitted (3); The accused is found guilty of murder. (2); The accused was found guilty of murder. (2); Affirmed (2)
• Criminal Case: Bail granted (3)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Criminal Procedure Code (44)
• Penal Code (25)
• Evidence Act (11)
• Law of Succession Act (10)
• Constitution of Kenya (7)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (6)
• Sexual Offences Act (6)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (5)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (88), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (43), Appeal from original conviction and sentence (41)
• [Criminal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 13/229, Conviction affirmed, sentence affirmed: 10/229, Guilty: 9/229, The accused is put on his defence.: 5/229
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 69/209, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 16/209, Appeal allowed: 7/209, Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, sentence set aside: 5/209
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 25/83, Appeal allowed: 12/83, Appeal dismissed with costs to the respondent.: 2/83, Dismissed with costs: 1/83
• [Civil] outcomes — Application dismissed: 2/14, The suit is dismissed: 1/14, Dismissed with no order as to costs: 1/14, Appeal dismissed: 1/14
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — The applicant's application for prohibition is granted with the respondent granted leave to file replying affidavits.: 1/8, The preliminary objection is dismissed.: 1/8, The award of the Kigumo Land Dispute Tribunal is quashed.: 1/8, Dismissed: 1/8

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~8736 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Set the appellant free (5)
• Each party shall meet their own costs. (3)
• Set the Appellant free (3)
• Costs to be in the cause (2)
• Set appellant free (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.8
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (148), Criminal Procedure Code (82), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (28), Constitution of Kenya 2010 (21), Section 203 of the Penal Code (19)