Joseph Mcdonald Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2016 to 2025; busiest year 2022 (10 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Appeal: Affirmed (6); Appeal dismissed (3); The appellant is granted a PSV badge and does not need a pol (1); The appellant's appeal was successful (1)
• Civil Appeal: Appeal upheld (1); The appellant's application for an endorsement of class A or (1); The case filed at the Transport Licensing Appeals Board has (1); The appellant's appeal is upheld. (1)
• Administrative Law: The NTSA is ordered to reinstate the appellant's Class A bad (1)
• Constitutional Petition: Appeal dismissed (1)
• Employment and Labour Relations: Application dismissed with costs (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• National Transport and Safety Authority Act No 33 of 2012 (7)
• Traffic Act (6)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (5)
• National Transport and Safety Authority (Operation of Public Service Vehicles) R (4)
• Fair Administrative Action Act, 2015 (3)
• Traffic Rules (3)
• Data Protection Act, 2019 (3)
• Traffic Act, Chapter 403 of Laws of Kenya (2)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a decision of the National Transport and Safety Authority (9), Appeal from a decision of the Transport Licensing Appeals Board (3), Appeal from a decision not to issue a PSV badge (3)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal upheld: 1/6, The appellant's application for an endorsement of class A or its equivalent was denied.: 1/6, The case filed at the Transport Licensing Appeals Board has been withdrawn.: 1/6, The appellant's appeal is upheld.: 1/6
• [Civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/1
• [Appeal] outcomes — Affirmed: 6/12, Appeal dismissed: 3/12, The appellant is granted a PSV badge and does not need a police clearance certificate.: 1/12, The appellant's appeal was successful: 1/12
• [Administrative Law] outcomes — The NTSA is ordered to reinstate the appellant's Class A badge within 14 days of the order.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~9057 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Updating the appellant's driving license (1)
• Issuing a new smart driving license (1)
• Communicating compliance to the Honorable Tribunal (1)
• Cease operations until licensed (1)
• Reinstatement of the appellant's Class A badge (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.8
• Frequently applied statutes: National Transport and Safety Authority Act No 33 of 2012 (7), Traffic Act (6), Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (5), National Transport and Safety Authority (Operation of Public Service Vehicles) Regulations, 2014 (4), Traffic Rules (3)