Mbaluto Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1986 to 2026; busiest year 2023 (9 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (14); Affirmed (4); Partially allowed (1); The appeal was dismissed. (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (4)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (3); Dismissed (3); The court has not provided a specific outcome for the applic (1)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (3)
• Commercial Dispute: Affirmed (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (18)
• Civil Procedure Rules (13)
• Penal Code (4)
• Land Registration Act (3)
• Evidence Act (3)
• Constitution of Kenya (3)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (3)
• Environment and Land Court Act (2)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Application for summary judgment (9), Appeal from the original trial outcome (6), Appeal from conviction and sentence (5)
• [Compensation for Compulsory Acquisition] outcomes — Judgment for the plaintiff: 1/1
• [breach of contract] outcomes — plaintiff wins: 1/1
• [Personal Injury] outcomes — Judgment for the plaintiff for Kshs 441,800 in total damages.: 1/3, The defendant is found negligent and ordered to pay damages.: 1/3, The appeal was dismissed.: 1/3
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 4/10, Appeals allowed, convictions quashed, sentences set aside: 1/10, Appeal against conviction dismissed, appeal against sentence successful: 1/10, Appeals dismissed: 1/10
• [Civil Suit] outcomes — Judgment in favor of the plaintiff: 4/13, Dismissed with costs: 2/13, The court grants the plaintiff's application for an interim injunction and stays the proceedings until the matter is referred to arbitration.: 1/13, The two applications are dismissed, and the signed and dated plaint is valid.: 1/13

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~6521 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Costs and interest (3)
• Judgment in favor of the plaintiff (2)
• Interim injunction (1)
• Judgment for the plaintiff against the defendants as prayed in the plaint. (1)
• Injunction to restrain respondents from interfering with applicant's property development (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Rules (42), Civil Procedure Act (31), Criminal Procedure Code (5), Evidence Act (5), Registered Land Act (4)