East African Educational Educational Publishers (EAEP) CEO Kiarie Kamau (from left) author Yolanda Chakava and EAEP Chairman Henry Chakava during the launch of 'Super Lisu' book at Sarit centre,Westalnds, Nairobi. [File,Standard]
No news is good news, they say. And so it was with profound sadness that I received multiple WhatsApp messages Friday morning bearing the same news: that publisher and literary icon, Dr Henry Chakava, was no more.