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An African literary guru Chakava has rested ... go well, namesake!

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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.

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