Ohungo Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2019 to 2025; busiest year 2024 (11 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2); The application is allowed with costs to the respondents. (1)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (2); The court grants leave to amend the plaint. (1); The amended plaint dated September 30, 2021 was struck out. (1)
• Civil Application: The applicant is granted an extension of time to file and se (1); The Court will not grant the leave to extend time. (1)
• Civil Appeal (Application): Leave to adduce additional evidence granted (1); Appeal dismissed (1)
• Appeal: Dismissed (1); Leave to appeal out of time granted (1); Affirmed (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (5)
• Civil Procedure Rules (3)
• Land Registration Act (2)
• 1882 Act (1)
• 1997 Act (1)
• Court of Appeal Rules 2022 (1)
• Appellate Jurisdiction Act (1)
• Court of Appeal Rules, 2022 (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (77), Appeal from a previous judgment (24), Application for Interlocutory Injunction (20)
• [Boundary Dispute] outcomes — Application dismissed: 1/4, The plaintiff's Notice of Motion is dismissed.: 1/4, The plaintiffs' case is dismissed with costs to the defendant.: 1/4, Appeal dismissed: 1/4
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 20/49, Appeal granted: 5/49, Appeal allowed: 5/49, The Notice of Motion is dismissed with costs.: 1/49
• [Civil] outcomes — Application dismissed: 18/130, Appeal dismissed: 9/130, Dismissed: 6/130, The application is dismissed.: 4/130
• [Injunction Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 2/10, Granted: 2/10, Allowed: 1/10, Application granted: 1/10
• [Miscellaneous] outcomes — Transfer of the suit to the Environment and Land Court at Nakuru for hearing and determination.: 1/4, The application for transfer is dismissed with costs to the respondents.: 1/4, The certificate of taxation and related orders are set aside: 1/4, Dismissed: 1/4

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~12110 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Injunction (25)
• Permanent injunction (18)
• Declaration of ownership (12)
• Costs awarded to the plaintiff (6)
• None (6)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.8
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (68), Land Registration Act (50), Civil Procedure Rules (39), Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (25), Land Act, 2012 (13)