Nairobi, Feb. 25 -- The Labour Relations Court has extended orders barring the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (Kerra) from hiring five cadres of directors and engineers pending the determination of a legal challenge over alleged discrimination against engineering technologists.

The court rejected a preliminary objection by Kerra and the attorney-general, who argued that the dispute had already been handled in a separate lawsuit.

The court ruled that the objection lacked merit, stating that the petition raises a new question regarding employment discrimination.

TheInstitution of Engineering Technology of Kenya filed the case. It alleges that Kerra's recruitment advertisements unlawfully discriminate against engineering technologists by req...