Nairobi, Aug. 27 -- Justice Jemimah Keli has stepped aside from a case challenging the recruitment of engineers and directors by the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (Kerra) after the petitioner, the Institution of Engineering Technology of Kenya (IET-K), questioned her impartiality.

The Employment and Labour Relations Court judge recused herself despite rejecting claims of actual bias, saying the applicant was convinced it would not receive justice before her.

The legal dispute concerns 87 engineering vacancies advertised by Kerra in December 2025, including deputy director roads, assistant director roads, principal engineer, senior engineer and engineer positions.

The Institution of Engineering Technology of Kenya sued, claiming the adver...