Emmanuel Washe Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2022 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (81 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Land Dispute: Appeal dismissed (5); Plaintiff wins (3); The application was granted. (2); The Preliminary Objection was dismissed. (2)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (5); Appeal granted (2); Appeal dismissed, proceedings closed, costs awarded to the A (1)
• Environment and Land Appeal: Appeal dismissed (3); Affirmed (2)
• Preliminary Objection: The suit is struck out. (2)
• Temporary Injunction: Application dismissed (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (23)
• Land Registration Act, No. 3 of 2012 (15)
• Land Adjudication Act, Cap 284 (12)
• Limitation of Actions Act, Cap 22 Laws of Kenya (9)
• Limitation of Actions Act (8)
• Limitation of Actions Act, Cap 22 (8)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (7)
• Civil Procedure Act (7)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (43), Appeal from an original trial (18), Appeal from a previous judgment (10)
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 5/28, Appeal granted: 2/28, The Memorandum of Appeal dated October 22, 2019 is merited.: 1/28, Application dismissed: 1/28
• [Land Dispute] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 5/60, Plaintiff wins: 3/60, The application was granted.: 2/60, The Preliminary Objection was dismissed.: 2/60
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — Application dismissed: 1/10, The preliminary objection is upheld.: 1/10, The court granted the application for leave to commence judicial review proceedings out of time and issued orders of prohibition and certiorari.: 1/10, The court granted the leave to amend the judicial review application and ordered the reinstatement of the amended notice of motion.: 1/10
• [Miscellaneous Application] outcomes — Application dismissed: 2/23, The court granted the urgent orders for the restoration of boundaries and beacon position, and the re-survey and confirmation of acreage.: 1/23, The Plaintiffs' application is granted.: 1/23, The Court grants a stay of execution pending appeal.: 1/23
• [Adverse Possession] outcomes — Dismissal of the Originating Summons: 1/16, The plaintiff's prayer for a permanent injunction and for the land to be transferred to the plaintiff was denied.: 1/16, The Defendants are ordered to transfer the land to the Plaintiff.: 1/16, The Plaintiff's claim for adverse possession was dismissed: 1/16

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~28751 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Declaration of ownership (7)
• Permanent injunction (5)
• Temporary injunction (5)
• Eviction (3)
• Stay of execution (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (23), Land Registration Act, No. 3 of 2012 (15), Land Adjudication Act, Cap 284 (12), Limitation of Actions Act, Cap 22 Laws of Kenya (9), Limitation of Actions Act (8)