Veteran publisher and author Mzee Henry Chakava has been laid to rest in Vokoli, Sabatia in Vihiga County.
The late Chakava was a pioneer of indigenous publishing through his East African Educational Publishers company.
He nurtured, promoted and published some of the leading contemporary African writers like Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Taban Lo Liyong, Okot P. Bitek among others.
He died on the 8th of March 2024 at the age of 77.
He is survived by a widow, Rosalind Chakava, and three daughters Sharon, Laura, and Yolanda.
KBC Reporter
