Obaga Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2015 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (16 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (5); The appeal was dismissed. (2); Appeal granted (1); Appeal dismissed. (1)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (4); Affirmed (2); The appeal is dismissed. (1)
• Land Dispute: Appeal dismissed (3); Dismissed (2); Affirmed (2); The court grants the petitioners' request for a declaratory (1)
• Civil: The application is dismissed. (2); Application for stay of proceedings denied. (1)
• Civil Appeal (Application): The application is granted. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (14)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (4)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (4)
• Constitution of Kenya (3)
• Civil Procedure Rules (3)
• Land Registration Act, 2012 (3)
• Land Registration Act (2)
• Article 40 of the New Constitution of Kenya (2)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (125), Appeal from a previous judgment (44), Application for Injunction (42)
• [Land Suit] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 4/56, Dismissed: 4/56, Judgment in favor of the Plaintiff: 3/56, Plaintiff wins: 2/56
• [Land Dispute] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 39/367, Application dismissed: 34/367, Dismissed with costs: 28/367, Dismissed: 14/367
• [Land Case] outcomes — Dismissed: 10/68, Application dismissed: 8/68, Appeal dismissed: 5/68, Dismissed with costs: 4/68
• [Injunction] outcomes — Dismissed: 3/22, Injunction granted: 2/22, Application dismissed: 2/22, Granted: 2/22
• [Civil] outcomes — Application dismissed: 16/138, Dismissed with costs: 15/138, Appeal dismissed: 8/138, Application dismissed with costs: 7/138

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~9966 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Injunction (31)
• Permanent injunction (19)
• Declaration of ownership (18)
• None (7)
• Costs (7)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.5
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (33), Civil Procedure Rules (32), Land Registration Act (19), Limitation of Actions Act (13), Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (11)