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Kenya JUG brings Java developers, students and educators together to learn, build and share — through meetups, university chapters and Java Connect KE.

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≈200at Java Connect KE 2026
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2Java Connect KE conferences
1university chapter, piloting at Meru University

Plus many virtual sessions with speakers including Josh Long, Dashaun Carter and Amigoscode.

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Java Connect KE, our flagship

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● Latest edition · 9 May 2026

Java Connect KE 2026

About 200 developers, talks on modern Java, Jakarta and AI, a Spring AI workshop and a panel on modern Java in the age of AI.

Date: 9 May 2026
Venue: ALX, Nairobi
Speakers: Venkat Subramaniam · Modern Concurrency, Records & Pattern Matching and Functional Programming
Ivar Grimstad, Eclipse Foundation · Augmenting AI with the Power of Jakarta EE
Ian Dancan with Newton Wamiti · Leveraging Spring AI: Building Intelligent Java Applications
Elvis Parsaloi · Spring Modulith: Designing Maintainable Modular Applications That Stand the Test of Time
Panel discussion · Modern Java in the Age of AI

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Java Connect KE 2026: the photos
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Our first university chapter, at Meru University with the Meru University Innovation Club
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21 June 2025
Java Connect KE 2025: Spring and Spring AI with Dashaun Carter

University chapters

Java on campus, run by students

Chapters bring meetups, study groups and mentors to universities across Kenya.

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Kenya JUG Meru Chapter
PilotMeru University · With the Meru University Innovation Club · Meru County

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Global community

Part of the worldwide Java family

Kenya JUG is listed on dev.java, the official home of the Java community, alongside more than 360 Java User Groups around the world. Every dot below is one of them.