Boaz Olao Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2014 to 2026; busiest year 2023 (130 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Land Dispute: Appeal dismissed (27); Application dismissed (4); Affirmed (3); Judgment for the plaintiff (3)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (14); Appeal allowed (4); Dismissed with costs (2)
• Land Dispute Appeal: Appeal dismissed (7); Appeal allowed (2)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (6); Dismissed with costs (4); The application is dismissed. (3)
• Adverse Possession: Appeal dismissed (6); The application is granted. (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (89)
• Civil Procedure Rules (62)
• Limitation of Actions Act (21)
• Land Registration Act (20)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (8)
• Land Act (8)
• Environment and Land Court Act (6)
• Land Control Act (5)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial (53), Appeal from a previous judgment (37), Appeal from an original trial (15)
• [Constitutional Petition] outcomes — Petition dismissed: 1/2, Petition allowed in part: 1/2
• [Land Dispute] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 27/124, Application dismissed: 4/124, The application is allowed.: 3/124, Judgment for the plaintiff: 3/124
• [Eviction Suit] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 1/2, Defendant is not entitled to costs of the withdrawn suit.: 1/2
• [Land Registration Dispute] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/4, The plaintiff's request for an inhibition order is granted.: 1/4, Application allowed: 1/4
• [Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 13/26, Appeal allowed: 4/26, Dismissed with costs: 2/26, The 2nd defendant is granted a stay of execution pending appeal.: 1/26

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~20333 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• None (6)
• Temporary injunction (5)
• Permanent injunction (4)
• Payment of costs (4)
• Costs (3)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (84), Civil Procedure Rules (61), Limitation of Actions Act (19), Land Registration Act (17), Land Act (7)