Kiongo Kageno Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2022 to 2023; busiest year 2022 (8 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Sexual Offence: Dismissal of charges (2); Guilty of delement, sentenced under section 215 of the Crimi (1); The accused is acquitted and discharged. (1); Acquittal (1)
• Criminal Case: Dismissal of charges (1); The matter is prioritized for an early hearing. (1)
• Miscellaneous Application: The Bill of Costs is taxed at Ksh.125,172/= with Ksh.145,403 (1)
• Costs Ruling: The bill of costs is taxed at Ksh. 2,645,794.80 (1); The Bill of Costs is partially disallowed, and each party be (1)
• Petition: The Petitioner's Bill of Costs is taxed at Ksh. 311,896.67/= (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (6)
• Evidence Act (5)
• Criminal Procedure Code (4)
• Advocates (Remuneration) (Amendment) Order, 2014 (3)
• Legal Notice No. 35 (2)
• Children Act 2001 and 2022 (1)
• Article 162 (2) of the Constitution of Kenya (1)
• Children Act No. 8 of 2022 (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a conviction and sentence (4), Appeal from original trial (2), Applicant seeks to tax the costs of a previous legal action (1)
• [Costs Ruling] outcomes — The bill of costs is taxed at Ksh. 2,645,794.80: 1/2, The Bill of Costs is partially disallowed, and each party bears their own costs.: 1/2
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — The Bill of Costs is taxed at Ksh.125,172/= with Ksh.145,403/= taxed out.: 1/1
• [Sexual Offence] outcomes — Dismissal of charges: 2/5, Guilty of delement, sentenced under section 215 of the Criminal Procedure Code: 1/5, The accused is acquitted and discharged.: 1/5, Acquittal: 1/5
• [Criminal] outcomes — Mtende was found guilty and ordered to forfeit his motorcycle registration number.: 1/1
• [Criminal Case] outcomes — Dismissal of charges: 1/2, The matter is prioritized for an early hearing.: 1/2

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~18194 words
• Single-judge

Remedy patterns

• Appeal to the High Court at Mombasa within 14 days (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (6), Evidence Act (5), Criminal Procedure Code (4), Advocates (Remuneration) (Amendment) Order, 2014 (3), Legal Notice No. 35 (2)