The head office and factory of Jesa Farm Dairy is located along Old Port Bell Road, in the industrial area of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.
[2] In 1988, the late James Mulwana and his wife Sarah Mulwana established a dairy farm at Mikka Village, in Wakiso District, approximately 54 kilometres (34 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala, along Kampala–Hoima Road.
[3] They stocked the firm with 550 Friesian cows and named it Jesa Mixed Farm Limited.
In 1994, Jesa Farm Dairy Limited was formed to produce "packed milk, butter, yoghurt and cream".
[4][5] Jesa Farm Dairy Limited is owned by the estate of its founder, the late James Mulwana (1936–2013).