Kizito Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2023 to 2026; busiest year 2024 (9 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Appeal: Appeal allowed (1); The application for leave to appeal out of time was dismisse (1); Defective application is struck down. (1)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (1); Appeal granted, proceedings stayed (1); The proceedings are stayed pending the appeal. (1); Stay of proceedings granted (1)
• Criminal Appeal: The application is allowed. (1)
• Judicial Review: The application for leave to operate as a stay is declined. (1); Partially successful (1)
• Civil Suit: The Plaintiff's application was allowed, and the Defendant's (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (7)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (5)
• Basic Education Act No. 14 of 2013 (1)
• Fair Administrative Actions Act No. 4 of 2015 (1)
• Small Claims Court Act 2016 (1)
• Small Claims Court Act (2016) (1)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)
• Constitution (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: First Appeal (8), Appeal from the original trial (5), Appeal from original trial (5)
• [Civil Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Application granted: 1/3, Denied: 1/3, Judgment in favor of the Applicant for KES. 121,150/=: 1/3
• [Commercial Petition] outcomes — Application for recusal denied: 1/1
• [Civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 6/10, The application is dismissed.: 1/10, The application is granted with specified conditions.: 1/10, Appeal Dismissed: 1/10
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — The application was granted.: 1/9, Dismissed both applications: 1/9, Appeal dismissed.: 1/9, Application dismissed: 1/9
• [Election Petition Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~24600 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Entry of judgment for the applicant for Kshs 28,789,235 (1)
• Each party to bear their own costs (1)
• Interest from the date of judgment (1)
• Recognition and entry of the arbitral award (1)
• Granting costs of the application (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.1
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (15), Civil Procedure Rules (9), Law of Succession Act (5), Advocates Act (4), Evidence Act (4)