Mulwa Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1999 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (29 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (16); Affirmed (10); Appeal and cross appeal dismissed (2); The appeal was dismissed. (2)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2); Affirmed the conviction but substituted the death sentence w (1); The application is granted, and the applicant is permitted t (1)
• Civil: Dismissed (2); Appeal dismissed (2); The application was dismissed with costs to the appellant. (1)
• Civil Application: Appeal granted (1)
• Land Dispute: The Plaintiff's appeal was successful. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (11)
• Civil Procedure Rules (8)
• Constitution of Kenya (7)
• Evidence Act (5)
• Penal Code (4)
• Law Reform Act (3)
• Fatal Accidents Act (3)
• Civil Procedure Rules 2010 (2)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (25), Appeal from the original trial (21), Appeal from the original trial outcome (20)
• [Fraud] outcomes — Judgment for the plaintiff for Kshs 3.5 million in general damages.: 1/1
• [Libel] outcomes — Appeal allowed, judgment for the plaintiff: 1/1
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — Grant of leave to apply for judicial review and stay: 1/10, The court ordered the adoption of the consent orders once the issue of costs to the 1st respondent is resolved.: 1/10, The court declines to grant the stay order sought by the Ex parte applicant.: 1/10, The applicant's application for leave to apply for prerogative was granted.: 1/10
• [Civil] outcomes — Application dismissed: 12/103, Appeal dismissed: 6/103, Dismissed with costs: 5/103, Dismissed: 4/103
• [Criminal Revision] outcomes — Application dismissed: 6/23, The applicant's sentence is revised and set aside.: 1/23, Appeal dismissed: 1/23, The sentence is revised to take into account the time served in custody.: 1/23

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~10763 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• None (6)
• Stay of execution pending appeal (5)
• Declaration of ownership (3)
• Stay of execution (3)
• Damages (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (128), Civil Procedure Rules (69), Penal Code (57), Criminal Procedure Code (42), Evidence Act (25)