Mbungi Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2019 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (45 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (6); Appeal allowed (4); Appeal granted (3); Affirmed the lower court's decision (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (3); Affirmed (2); Affirmed the conviction and sentence. (1)
• Civil Application: The application is certified as urgent. (1)
• Constitutional Petition: Denied (1)
• Probate & Administration Appeal: The grant of letters of administration to Nancy Nafuna Manda (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Criminal Procedure Code (8)
• Civil Procedure Rules (5)
• Civil Procedure Act (5)
• Evidence Act (3)
• Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006 (3)
• Probate and Administration Rules (3)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (3)
• Bail and Bond policy guidelines (3)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from original trial (19), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (16), Appeal from conviction and sentence (8)
• [Succession] outcomes — Application dismissed: 3/40, Appeal dismissed: 2/40, Appeal upheld: 2/40, The estate is distributed as per the previous ruling of May 29, 2023.: 1/40
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 14/49, Appeal allowed: 4/49, Appeal granted: 2/49, The appeal is dismissed.: 2/49
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — The applicants are granted leave to apply for orders of certiorari and prohibition.: 1/3, The application is dismissed, and the ex-parte applicant is ordered to pay costs to the 1st respondent.: 1/3, The application is granted, and the respondents are ordered to provide the applicant with copies of all inspection reports and give him a reasonable notice to respond.: 1/3
• [Miscellaneous Civil Application] outcomes — The reference succeeds.: 1/3, Application Granted: 1/3, The Notice of Motion dated 26th October 2023 is dismissed for want of merit.: 1/3
• [Petition] outcomes — Motion granted, the petition dismissed.: 1/2, The application was dismissed.: 1/2

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~14431 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Stay of execution pending appeal (2)
• Stay of execution (2)
• Revocation of grant (2)
• Reduction of sentence (2)
• Revocation of the grant (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Law of Succession Act (23), Criminal Procedure Code (21), Probate and Administration Rules (17), Civil Procedure Act (15), Penal Code (12)