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Mama FM
3 November 2025, 12:13 pm
By Byamukama Alozious Authorities in Kampala have issued fresh alerts and stepped up flood preparedness measures as heavy rains continue to batter parts of the country, leaving at least 31 people dead and hundreds displaced. The move follows days of…
1 November 2025, 4:08 pm
By Byamukama Alozious Mukono Municipality has received two modern Type B ambulances to strengthen emergency and post-crash care services. The move follows a government review that identified Mukono as a strategic location along the busy highway to eastern Uganda and one…
31 October 2025, 10:56 am
Byamukama Alozious When the Kiteezi landfill collapsed in early August 2024, it buried more than homes and lives, it buried the peace of an entire community. Over 30 people died, and thousands were left homeless. Months later, the physical wounds…
28 October 2025, 5:14 pm
By Byamukama Alozious Survivors of breast cancer, under the umbrella body of the Uganda Women’s Cancer Support Organisation (UWOCASO), have organised an awareness event named “Breast Cancer Awareness Dance Workout” scheduled for October 31st at the Hockey Grounds in Lugogo…
28 October 2025, 3:04 pm
By Byamukama Alozious As October Cybersecurity Awareness month comes nearly to an end, stakeholders in Uganda’s financial sector, government, and public are reflecting on the importance of online safety and security. Milima Security, a leading cybersecurity firm, recently hosted a…
24 October 2025, 4:39 pm
By Byamukama Alozious & Mosh Ddamba The National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) has unveiled its 2026–2031 Disability Manifesto, outlining nine key demands to advance inclusion and equal participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in all sectors of…
23 October 2025, 11:06 pm
By Byamukama Alozious Uganda will join the world to mark World Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Day on October 25, the country has renewed its commitment to preventing birth defects through strengthened food fortification and improved care for children born with…
23 October 2025, 11:39 am
By Byamukama Alozious Despite notable progress in reducing maternal and neonatal deaths, Uganda continues to lose thousands of mothers and newborns to preventable causes, health experts warned during the 5th National Safe Motherhood Conference held in Kampala. Presiding over the…
22 October 2025, 4:47 pm
By Nakato Annet The Electoral Commission (EC) has confirmed the successful nomination of candidates representing various special interest groups to Parliament. According to EC officials, by 1 p.m. on the first day of nominations, 12 candidates had been nominated to…
22 October 2025, 12:53 pm
By Byamukama Alozious A tragic bus accident occurred this morning at Kitaleba village, Kiryandongo district, along the Kampala–Gulu Highway, resulting in 46 fatalities and multiple injuries. The crash involved four vehicles an Isuzu bus (UAM 045V) belonging to Planet Company,…
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.