Onyancha Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2001 to 2026; busiest year 2016 (21 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (10); Affirmed (6); The appeal was dismissed. (2); The application is allowed in part, with the substitution of (1)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (5); The application is allowed. (2); Application dismissed (2)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (4); Appeal successful, death sentence reinstated (1)
• civil: Appeal dismissed (4)
• Election Petition: The petition is struck out. (2); The Petition is struck out. (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (24)
• Civil Procedure Rules (19)
• Law of Succession Act (9)
• Cap 160, Laws of Kenya (8)
• Law Reform Act (6)
• Arbitration Act, 1995 (5)
• Arbitration Act (5)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (4)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (63), Appeal from original conviction and sentence (33), Appeal from the original trial outcome (29)
• [Divorce] outcomes — The marriage is dissolved.: 4/22, Dissolution of marriage: 2/22, Granted: 2/22, Decree nisi issued, custody awarded to Petitioner: 1/22
• [Miscellaneous Civil Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 3/19, Application dismissed with costs: 3/19, The application is granted.: 1/19, Application struck out: 1/19
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 4/21, Leave to appeal granted: 1/21, The application is struck out as incompetent.: 1/21, The main application was dismissed and the preliminary objections were upheld.: 1/21
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 34/184, Appeal allowed: 17/184, Appeal successful, conviction and sentence quashed: 12/184, Appeal successful: 11/184
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 56/203, Appeal allowed: 14/203, Appeal dismissed with costs: 12/203, Dismissed with costs: 7/203

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~9061 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Order for retrial (4)
• Quashing of conviction and sentence (4)
• Injunction (4)
• Set the appellant at liberty (3)
• Damages (3)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (71), Criminal Procedure Code (24), Civil Procedure Act (23), Civil Procedure Rules (23), Section 296(2) of the Penal Code (5)