

20 March 2025, 3:50 pm
By Annet Nakato The Banyarwanda community, under their umbrella body UMUBANO, has vowed to vote against President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in the 2026 general elections if he does not support the amendment of Article 10 to grant them citizenship. Frederick…
19 March 2025, 2:28 pm
By Byamukama Alozious The Ministry of Health has launched Sanitation Week, an initiative aimed at promoting sanitation and hygiene practices across Uganda. The launch event took place in Katanga, a densely populated slum in Kampala, and was attended by Minister…
18 March 2025, 4:15 pm
Bya Annet Nakato.Mukawefuube ow’okwongera okulwanyisa ekirwadde Kya Kokolo muggwanga,eddwaliro elijanjaba Kokolo litongoza ekikyuuma ekimanyiddwa nga molecular imaging and therapy services nga kino kirondoola obulwadde webuli era abajanjabi nebamanya ddagala ki erigenda ku mulwadde Oyo. Okusinziira ku Dr. Henry Ddungu okuva…
15 March 2025, 8:33 am
By Byamukama Alozious A state-of-the-art laboratory has been inaugurated at Lira Regional Referral Hospital, aiming to serve the nine districts of Lango. This development is expected to alleviate the burden of traveling to Mulago National Hospital in Kampala for diagnostic…
13 March 2025, 5:01 pm
By Annet Nakato The Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA) has strongly condemned the violation of journalists’ rights by security forces during today’s by-election in Kawempe. While addressing the media, the Executive Director, Margaret Ssentamu, expressed deep concern over the increasing…
12 March 2025, 11:06 pm
By Byamukama Alozious The Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA) has concluded a two-day training for journalists on Responsive Public Affairs reporting with day two focusing on beat reporting, ethics, and access to information. Joyce Adokorach, a journalist from Speak FM…
10 March 2025, 10:13 pm
By Byamukama Alozious The Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA) has launched a two-day training program for journalists on responsive public affairs reporting. The training aims to equip journalists with the skills and knowledge needed to promote inclusivity and accountability in…
7 March 2025, 3:55 pm
By Byamukama Alozious Kampala, Uganda – The Ministry of Health has dispatched 2.7 million doses of the malaria vaccine to 105 districts, prioritising areas with high and moderate malaria transmission. This initiative, valued at $9 million, makes Uganda the first…
6 March 2025, 2:20 pm
By Byamukama Alozious As Uganda prepares for the 2026 general elections, women’s rights activists, united under the Forum for Women Development (FOWEDE), are calling on the government to take immediate action to address electoral violence against women. Winfred Kiiza, a…
5 March 2025, 2:40 pm
By Byamukama Alozious Women’s rights groups in Uganda have called on the government to take immediate action to address the country’s menstrual health crisis, which is affecting thousands of girls and women nationwide. The call to action was made during…
INTRODUCTION
Mama FM is a community development women focused radio operating in Kampala and the greater central region of Uganda. The radio publishes live edutainment programs, features, live talk shows, music and news. Mama FM as a community radio aims at causing learning and social change. Mama FM’s reach is about 100 km from one of Kampala suburbs, Kisaasi. It broadcasts community development information and entertainment in a bi-lingual format Luganda and English. It creates space for women and other marginalized groups to meet over airwaves, discuss and learn about issues relevant to them and their lives. This improves their meaningful participation in decisions that affect their lives through strengthening their ability to communicate. Mama FM is a powerful social and economic platform in advancing women’s emancipation, and self-expression of marginalized groups like Persons with disabilities, youth, children and the elderly.
Station’s Slogan
The Voice To Listen To
Mission
Contribute towards empowering individuals and marginalized communities, especially women, by promoting their concerns and increasing their participation in the local and national development programs.
Vision
Have the concerns and voices of the less privileged in society take centre stage in the Uganda mass media for a fair and just world.