Coffee brewed in Wajir: Cafe opens as masses yearn for fine dinning

Customers enjoy their coffee at Espresso Royale. The county governor has encouraged other investors to come on board. [Feisal Abdirahman, Standard]

The smell of raw unprocessed African coffee wafts through your nose as you step into this cosy spot. Inside, a young waiter meticulously prepares coffee in the new coffee grinding machine. Eager clients wait patiently to sample the coffee drink.

Welcome to Espresso Royale restaurant, the only coffee house in Wajir County. There is a stirring noise from the machine, then some brewing noise, and in no time, coffee is ready. This may seem like no big deal in another county, but here it’s everything.