Francis Olel Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2025 to 2026; busiest year 2026 (6 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil Appeal: Appeal dismissed (2); Appeal allowed with conditions (1)
• Criminal Case: Convicted of murder (1)
• Constitutional Petition: Petition granted. (1)
• Criminal Murder Case: Both accused persons were convicted of murder and sentenced (1)
• Criminal Appeal: Appeal dismissed (1); Appeal against conviction dismissed, appeal against sentence (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Criminal Procedure Code (2)
• Penal Code (Cap 63) of the Laws of Kenya (1)
• Small Claims Court Act (1)
• County Assemblies Powers and Privileges Act, 2017 (1)
• Constitution of Kenya, 2020 (1)
• Sexual Offences Act No.3 of 2006 (1)
• Civil Procedure Act (1)
• Trademark Act (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the original trial outcome (2), Notice of Motion application alongside a Plaint (1), Appeal from a Judgment delivered on 17th March, 2023 at the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Kikuyu by Hon. L. Nyabando, Resident Magistrate (1)
• [Civil] outcomes — The Notice of Preliminary Objection dated 19th May, 2025 has merit, and the suit is void ab intio. The Notice of Motion application is hereby struck out with costs to the Respondents.: 1/1
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal dismissed: 2/3, Appeal allowed with conditions: 1/3
• [Criminal Case] outcomes — Convicted of murder: 1/1
• [Constitutional Petition] outcomes — Petition granted.: 1/1
• [Criminal Murder Case] outcomes — Both accused persons were convicted of murder and sentenced to await a pre-sentence report.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~25134 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Declaration. (1)
• Prohibition. (1)
• Costs distribution. (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 1.9
• Frequently applied statutes: Criminal Procedure Code (2), Penal Code (Cap 63) of the Laws of Kenya (1), Small Claims Court Act (1), County Assemblies Powers and Privileges Act, 2017 (1), Constitution of Kenya, 2020 (1)