Complex sentence: The basic function of the publications, such as "The Taveta Chronicle", "Leader", and "Uganda Mail" was to disseminate British news and creating a sense of legitimacy for the English missionaries.
Split into simpler sentences: The basic function of the publications, such as "The Taveta Chronicle", "Leader", and "Uganda Mail". At this time, those publications served the purpose of disseminating British news and creating a sense of legitimacy for the English missionaries.