Mama FM
Mama FM
6 February 2026, 10:03 am
By Byamukama Alozious The TikTok video claiming to show Dr Kizza Besigye seriously ill is misleading and digitally manipulated. A video circulating on TikTok from the account @musawo.aine purports to show Dr Kizza Besigye in hospital, suggesting a recent or…
5 February 2026, 5:30 pm
By Byamukama Alozious As African Heads of State prepare to convene in Addis Ababa for the African Union Summit, civil society organisations have issued a stark warning: the continent is approaching a health financing cliff just as disease threats are…
5 February 2026, 12:37 pm
By Byamukama Alozious Credit; Musinguzi Blanshe Climate change is tightening its grip on Uganda’s long struggle against malaria. New global research warning that climate change could drive an additional 123 million malaria cases and more than 500,000 deaths across Africa…
4 February 2026, 11:08 am
By Byamukama Alozious The Ministry of Health has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding equitable access to quality family planning services, particularly for underserved and hard-to-reach communities, as Uganda works towards its national target of achieving a 50 percent modern contraceptive…
30 January 2026, 5:08 pm
By Annet Nakato Kamala byonna wa Buganda ow’ekitibwa, Charles Peter Mayiga asabye abayizi abamaliriza emisomo gyabwe okozesa obulungi obukugu bwebafunye bwebaba nga bakubaako etoofali lyebagenda okwongera ku Uganda. Mayiga okusaba kuno akwogeredde kussetendekero wa Kabaka, Buganda Royal Institute of Business…
28 January 2026, 12:33 pm
By Byamukama Alozious Women’s rights activists in Uganda have welcomed the release of Sarah Bireete, Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance, while strongly condemning what they describe as the systematic violation of women’s dignity and privacy by security…
27 January 2026, 5:17 pm
By Byamukama Alozious The Ministry of Health has reaffirmed its commitment to routine immunisation as a critical pillar of public health, even as the country faces recurrent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, reduced partner funding, and rising misinformation about vaccines. Speaking…
26 January 2026, 12:03 pm
Internet shutdown during elections affects women in Business: In this podcast, we speak with Lukwata, a businesswoman from Kalerwe, who explains how her business was affected.
25 January 2026, 6:45 pm
Hope Bagota, Senior Human Rights Officer at the Uganda Human Rights Commission, sharing insights from the primary report on human rights during election polling day.
24 January 2026, 5:15 pm
By Kabali Paul Kampala, Uganda — Women journalists in Uganda face systemic barriers including safety risks, discrimination, and limited access to resources, hindering their full participation and influence in media. Media professionals play a critical role in democratic governance, public…
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.