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Java House (formerly Nairobi Java House) is a chain of coffee houses with its head office at ABC Place in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 1999. It is one of the few places where one can find "export-quality" Kenyan coffee brewed and served in the region. The chain is known for its variety of Kenyan coffees and teas, home baked bread, Mexican cuisine, and free wireless Internet access.
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Locations
Starting from the first cafe at Adam's Arcade along Ngong Road opened in 1999, Java House has grown to 44 locations as at October 2016. 34 of these are in Nairobi:
Mombasa has a branch at Nyali Centre while Nakuru has two branches, one on Kenyatta Avenue and one at Westside Mall on the Nakuru - Nairobi Highway. The Naivasha branch is at Buffalo Mall on the Moi South Lake Road and the Kisumu Branch is at West End Mall.
There are four branches in Kampala, Uganda: in the CBD at Grand Imperial on Nile Avenue, at Acacia Place on Acacia Avenue, at Village Mall, Bugolobi and at the Shell Service Station on the Lugogo By-Pass opposite Lugogo Mall. Java House also has a branch in Jinja at Amber Court on the Kampala-Jinja Highway.
2008 controversy
In 2008, Java House founder and former Managing Director Jon Wagner was brought to trial for sexually harassing a minor. In 2009 he was sentenced to 15 years in prison along with two female co-defendants. This made him briefly one of the few foreign nationals living in Kenya to receive a harsh sentence under the law. However he was released on bail in early 2010 pending appeal. On March 22, 2011, Wagner was released after his conviction was overturned by Kenya's High Court.