Ouko Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2005 to 2026; busiest year 2016 (54 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (34); Appeal allowed (4); Application dismissed (4); Appeal successful (4)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (9); Affirmed (2)
• civil: Affirmed (5); Appeal dismissed (4)
• Civil Application: Application dismissed (4); Appeal dismissed (2)
• Appeal: Appeal dismissed (4)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (31)
• Civil Procedure Rules (19)
• Criminal Procedure Code (13)
• Constitution of Kenya (12)
• Penal Code (11)
• Law of Succession Act (9)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (9)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (8)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from original conviction and sentence (113), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (24), Appeal from conviction and sentence (23)
• [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 69/190, Appeal allowed, conviction quashed, sentence set aside: 19/190, Appeal allowed, conviction and sentence quashed: 13/190, Appeal allowed: 7/190
• [Civil] outcomes — Dismissed: 27/157, Application dismissed: 19/157, Dismissed with costs: 15/157, Appeal dismissed: 11/157
• [Criminal] outcomes — Acquitted: 19/57, Guilty: 4/57, Guilty of murder, sentenced to death: 3/57, Acquittal: 2/57
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 26/123, Appeal allowed: 19/123, Dismissed with costs: 7/123, Application dismissed: 4/123
• [Contempt of Court] outcomes — Dismissed: 2/3, Application dismissed with costs to all contemnors: 1/3

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~7276 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Costs awarded to the plaintiff (5)
• Declaration of ownership (4)
• Set appellant free (4)
• Set the appellants at liberty (4)
• Costs awarded to the respondent (3)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.7
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (78), Civil Procedure Rules (75), Civil Procedure Act (71), Criminal Procedure Code (61), Law of Succession Act (43)