Njoki Mwangi Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2015 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (56 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (23); Appeal allowed (3); The appeal is dismissed. (3); The application is allowed. (2)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (19); Appeal successful to the extent of reducing the sentence (2)
• Commercial Case: Application dismissed (4); The application was dismissed. (2); The application is dismissed. (2); Granted (2)
• Criminal Revision: Affirmed (4)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (3)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (95)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (49)
• Criminal Procedure Code (32)
• Civil Procedure Rules (25)
• Penal Code (16)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (14)
• Constitution of Kenya (12)
• Evidence Act (11)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (22), Appeal from an original trial (11), Appeal from original trial (7)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 15/45, Appeal allowed: 3/45, The appeal is dismissed.: 3/45, Appeal granted: 2/45
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 15/40, Appeal successful to the extent of reducing the sentence: 2/40, Appeal allowed: 2/40, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 2/40
• [Succession] outcomes — The court granted the 1st objector's application for restraining orders and reinstatement.: 1/7, The ex parte orders are set aside.: 1/7, The court redistributed the land, giving 3.07 hectares to each party.: 1/7, Dismissed: 1/7
• [Civil] outcomes — Application dismissed: 3/22, Both applications are dismissed.: 2/22, The suit is dismissed.: 1/22, Granted: 1/22
• [Criminal] outcomes — The application for review of Judge Ongeri's ruling is dismissed.: 2/14, The case proceeds from where it has reached.: 1/14, The accused is put on his defence.: 1/14, Not Guilty: 1/14

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~19136 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Stay of execution pending appeal (3)
• Costs (2)
• Costs awarded to the applicant (2)
• Interim injunction (2)
• General damages (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.2
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (95), Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (49), Criminal Procedure Code (32), Civil Procedure Rules (22), Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (14)