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17 December 2025, 10:09 pm

UPC condemns restrictions on voters remaining at polling stations

By Annet Nakato The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has strongly criticised security agencies and individuals accused of preventing voters from remaining at polling stations after casting their ballots, warning that such actions could undermine electoral transparency. Speaking during his Christmas…

15 December 2025, 3:01 pm

Regional hospitals achieve full coverage with mobile TB clinics

By Byamukama Alozious Uganda has expanded access to tuberculosis (TB) services with the launch of 11 new mobile TB clinic trucks, bringing the total number of mobile units to 16 and ensuring coverage across the country’s 16 regional referral hospitals.…

11 December 2025, 7:42 pm

Health leaders call for stronger human resources, financing, and prevention

By Byamukama Alozious During the launch of the Annual Health Sector Performance Report for the 2024/25 financial year, top health sector leaders warned that Uganda’s ambitions for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) will not be achieved without strengthening human resources, health…

11 December 2025, 3:14 pm

Byamukama Alozious named 2025 health journalist of the Year

By Laila Ndagire Byamukama Alozious has been recognised as the 2025 Health Journalist of the Year by the Ministry of Health, a milestone highlighting his sustained commitment to reporting on mental health, reproductive health, refugee rights, and public health accountability…

10 December 2025, 10:05 pm

Feminist movements in Uganda confront rising threats and challenges

By Annet Nakato Feminist movements across Uganda and the wider region are grappling with a rapidly shifting landscape marked by rising violence against women and girls (VAWG), shrinking civic space, intensifying climate crises, and an alarming surge in digital and…

Mission and Vision

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.