Mutuku Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2013 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (19 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2); Affirmed the conviction and sentence (2); Affirmed (2); Order for retrial (1)
• Criminal: Sentence upheld (2); Conviction for murder upheld (2); The appeal was dismissed. (1); Guilty of murder (1)
• Election Petition: Petition dismissed (2)
• Appeal: The application was granted leave to file a notice of appeal (1)
• Petition: The Petitioner's application for a mandatory injunction is d (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Penal Code (12)
• Criminal Procedure Code (8)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (6)
• Section 203 of the Penal Code (4)
• Law of Succession Act (3)
• Civil Procedure Act (3)
• Evidence Act (2)
• Elections Act (2)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a conviction and sentence (57), Appeal from the original trial outcome (56), Appeal from conviction and sentence (30)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 4/20, Appeal allowed: 2/20, The order appealed from is upheld, and the appellants' appeal is dismissed.: 1/20, Judgement and orders of the Resident Magistrate set aside: 1/20
• [Application for Witness Protection] outcomes — Granted: 1/1
• [Compensation] outcomes — The plaintiff's claim is dismissed.: 1/1
• [Criminal] outcomes — The accused is placed on his defence.: 23/284, Guilty: 19/284, Acquitted: 15/284, Not guilty: 13/284
• [Divorce] outcomes — Dissolution of marriage, custody of children with the Petitioner, visitation rights for the Respondent, maintenance responsibility shared, costs borne by each party: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~10171 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Set free unless otherwise lawfully held (2)
• Medical examination (1)
• Treatment (1)
• The defendant is released from custody for two weeks to seek a vacancy in a Probation Hostel (1)
• Costs in the cause (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Penal Code (182), Criminal Procedure Code (107), Civil Procedure Act (13), Evidence Act (11), Constitution of Kenya (10)