Mwera Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 1998 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (39 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (32); Affirmed (19); Appeal allowed (6); The appeal is dismissed. (5)
• Civil: Appeal dismissed (7); Application dismissed (3); In favor of the plaintiff (2); The appeal was dismissed. (2)
• Miscellaneous Application: Application dismissed (4); Dismissed (2)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (4); Affirmed (3)
• Civil Suit: Application dismissed (3); Defendant's appeal dismissed (2); Appeal allowed (2); Application dismissed with costs (2)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (55)
• Civil Procedure Rules (49)
• Law Reform Act (15)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (9)
• Constitution of Kenya (7)
• Evidence Act (7)
• Fatal Accidents Act (6)
• Penal Code (6)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from original conviction and sentence (40), Appeal from the original trial outcome (24), Appeal from a previous judgment (23)
• [Bankruptcy] outcomes — Application dismissed with costs: 1/1
• [Personal Injury] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/13, Affirmed: 1/13, The Plaintiff's claim was partially successful, and the judgment was delivered on 18th December 1996.: 1/13, The Plaintiff's appeal was successful, and the Defendants were ordered to pay the total amount.: 1/13
• [Civil] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 23/116, Dismissed with costs: 9/116, Application dismissed: 8/116, In favor of the plaintiff: 4/116
• [Divorce] outcomes — Dissolution of marriage: 2/10, Marriage dissolved: 2/10, Petition dismissed with costs: 1/10, The Chamber Summons is dismissed.: 1/10
• [Election Petition] outcomes — The notice of motion to strike out the petition is dismissed with no orders as to costs.: 1/3, The petition is allowed, and the election of the 2nd Respondent is nullified.: 1/3, The petition was amended to reflect the correct constituency: 1/3

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~9683 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Damages (5)
• Temporary injunction (3)
• Costs (3)
• Compensation (2)
• Release of attached property (2)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.3
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (78), Civil Procedure Rules (61), Penal Code (60), Criminal Procedure Code (26), Advocates Act (9)