Hatari Waweru Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2009 to 2026; busiest year 2025 (4 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Civil: The application for DNA test is denied (1); The court dismissed the plaintiffs' claims. (1); The court found in favor of the plainti and ordered the def (1); Affirmed (1)
• Miscellaneous Application: The preliminary objection is upheld. (1)
• Burial Dispute: Appeal dismissed (1)
• Personal Injury: The defendants are held liable and ordered to pay damages an (1); The plaintiff was awarded general and special damages, costs (1)
• Advocates Remuneration: Judgment in favor of the advocate for Kshs.2,230,000 with in (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Civil Procedure Act (3)
• Fatal Accidents Act (2)
• Advocates Act Cap 16 Laws of Kenya (1)
• Taxing Officer's Certificate of Costs (1)
• Magistrates Court Act No 26 of 2015 (1)
• Evidence Act (1)
• Law Reform Act (1)
• The Advocates (Remuneration) Order, 2011 (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appellant seeks to reinstate an appeal dismissed for want of prosecution (1), Appeal from an order of the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (1), Appeal from a judgment dismissing the suit for want of prosecution (1)
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Appeal granted: 1/2, The plaintiff's suit is not dismissed for want of prosecution.: 1/2
• [Civil Application] outcomes — The garnishee order nisi is discharged and the 2nd Garnishee is awarded costs.: 1/1
• [Defamation] outcomes — Affirmed: 1/1
• [Civil] outcomes — The Preliminary Objection was dismissed.: 1/1
• [Personal Injury] outcomes — The plaintiff was awarded general and special damages, costs of the suit, interest, and any other relief that the court deemed fit.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~34069 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Reinstatement of the appeal (1)
• The garnishee order nisi is discharged and the 2nd Garnishee is awarded costs of KShs. 40,000 (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Civil Procedure Act (2), The Advocates (Remuneration) Order, 2011 (1), Matrimonial Property Act (1), Married Women Property Act (1)