Created in 1954, Sauti ya Mwafrika was a monthly publication from the Kenya Africa Union (KAU) that was released monthly in both English and Kiswahili. In accordance with its name, the monthly paper was intended to give a voice to Africans to lament their outrage at colonial violence. For the most part, the paper reflected the moderate policies of the then KAU leadership of Francis Khamisi, Tom Mbotela and W.W.W. Awori. Other party members were however advocating for a more “radical” political ideology and these backroom power struggles led to the failure of Sauti ya Mwafrika in establishing itself as a leading nationalist newspaper. Publication ceased between 1945 and 1949 as KAU operations lulled but was revived in 1951 with Fred Kubai as editor, this time aligning the paper among a more radical and uncompromisingly anti-imperial approach. This rebirth however only lasted for a year as KAU leaders were imprisoned after the declaration of a State of Emergency in 1952 and the publication subsequently banned.