Environmental Education at Kenya Coffee School: Growing a Regenerative Coffee Future By Alfred Gitau MwauraFounder, Kenya Coffee School As Kenya’s coffee sector navigates the twin challenges of climate change and market transformation, one institution has emerged as a national leader in reshaping how farmers, baristas, and youth understand the land that produces our iconic coffee. […]

Journal of Coffee Sciences Kenya Coffee School – Advancing Knowledge, Skills, and Innovation Volume 1: The Science, Culture, and Future of Coffee in Kenya Published by Kenya Coffee School (KCS) Editorial Introduction The Journal of Coffee Sciences by Kenya Coffee School is a knowledge platform dedicated to advancing scientific understanding, practical innovation, and socio-economic transformation […]

Coffee Ethnography at Kenya Coffee School, connecting barista skills, roasting, supply chains, consumers, and the specialty coffee movement. Coffee Ethnography at Kenya Coffee School: Understanding the Human Journey of Barista Skills, Roasting, Supply Chains, Consumers, and Specialty Coffee By Alfred Gitau MwauraFounder, Kenya Coffee School & Barista Mtaani Coffee ethnography is the study of coffee […]

Kenya Coffee School (KCS) and your role as editor of multiple publications at Kenya Coffee School Editore. Kenya Coffee School (KCS): Building Africa’s Premier Knowledge Hub for Coffee Education, Research, and Publishing By Kenya Coffee School Editore Kenya Coffee School (KCS) has rapidly grown into one of Africa’s most influential institutions in coffee education, barista […]

Kenya Coffee School: Training Coffee Sustainable Systems. Kenya Coffee School: Training Coffee Sustainable Systems for a Resilient Future By Alfred Gitau MwauraFounder, Kenya Coffee School & Barista Mtaani Sustainability is no longer an optional concept in the coffee sector—it is the backbone of the future of farming, processing, roasting, café operations, and global specialty markets. […]

Alfred Gitau Mwaura (“Alfy”): Kenya’s Coffee Ambassador Transforming the Nation’s Coffee Future Born: 03 March 1989Nationality: KenyanKnown for: Coffee Activism • Coffee Education • Youth Empowerment • Coffee Innovation Alfred Gitau Mwaura, popularly known across the Kenyan coffee sector as “Alfy”, is a transformational coffee activist, author, and social innovator. Born on 03 March 1989, […]

Alfred Gitau Mwaura: Founder of the Barista Coffee Association and the First Coffee Skills Open University in Kenya Alfred Gitau Mwaura — widely known in the Kenyan coffee sector as “Alfy” — continues to shape the country’s coffee future through bold, people-centered innovations. As the founder of the Kenya Coffee School, GOOD Trade Certification, Barista […]

Why Alfred Gitau Mwaura Started Barista Mtaani, Kenya Coffee School, and GOOD Trade Certification Alfred Gitau Mwaura — also known as Alfy, the Kenya Coffee Ambassador — founded these three institutions with one unifying purpose: to rebuild Kenya’s coffee industry through youth empowerment, skills, and a fairer trade system. Each initiative was created to solve […]

Why Alfred Gitau Mwaura Started the Kenya Coffee Awards The Kenya Coffee Awards, founded by Alfred Gitau Mwaura — Alfy, the Kenya Coffee Ambassador — was created out of a deep conviction that Kenya’s coffee industry needed a platform that celebrates excellence, empowers youth, and recognizes the people who make the sector thrive. For decades, […]

Why Barista Skills Training Matters for Kenyan Youth — Sparking Innovation for a Local Consumption Market Kenya is a global powerhouse in coffee production, yet for decades, the country exported its best beans while consuming only a tiny fraction locally. Today, that story is changing — and at the heart of this shift is a […]