Mama FM
Mama FM
18 February 2026, 4:53 pm
By Byamukama Alozious Following recent funding cuts to vertical HIV programmes, the Government of Uganda has moved to integrate HIV and related services into general outpatient departments (OPDs), a decision broadly welcomed as a strategy to sustain the national response…
13 February 2026, 5:41 pm
By Byamukama Alozious On Thursday 13th February 2026, more than 100 journalists and climate advocates from Uganda, Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, and South Africa came together virtually for a cross-border science café hosted by the AMSCC Consortium, discussing the intertwined…
13 February 2026, 5:03 pm
Bya Annet Nakato. Ekitongole ekivunanyizibwa mukugaba endagamuntu mu ggwanga ki Nira kirabudde bannauganda abateekateeka okufuna obufumbo bwabwe obutukuvvu obutagatibwa mu masinzizo gatalina lukusa okuva mu government (licences )kuba obufumbo bwabwe bubera bwampewo nga tebukakasiddwa . Bino webijidde ng’ekitongole kino kigaase…
11 February 2026, 3:12 pm
By Byamukama Alozious A new 12-month cohort study conducted in Eastern and Northern Uganda has found that women who choose to self-inject the contraceptive DMPA-SC experience a measurable increase in their decision-making power over family planning, although the effect appears…
10 February 2026, 6:13 pm
By Byamukama Alozious As Uganda approaches the Valentine’s Day season, a period often associated with renewed intimacy and increased sexual activity, the Ministry of Health has reiterated its call for the public to use condoms consistently as a triple-layer prevention…
9 February 2026, 5:11 pm
By Byamukama Alozious Hope Fortunate Achilo knows the pain of sickle cell disease all too well. She lost both her daughters, aged 14 and 16, to the genetic blood disorder, despite doing everything she could to save them. Living with…
9 February 2026, 2:00 pm
By Kamara Daniel Haemorrhoids, commonly known as piles, are swollen veins in the lower rectum and anus that can cause pain, itching, discomfort, and bleeding during bowel movements. Many people suffer in silence, yet understanding how haemorrhoids develop—and how nutrition…
9 February 2026, 1:39 pm
By Byamukama Alozious In a small, leaky house in Kirinya, Bweyogerere, within the Kampala Metropolitan area, Kantono Maryum faces a daily struggle to raise her three children, all of whom live with albinism. When it rains, water floods their single-room…
6 February 2026, 11:59 am
By Byamukama Alozious As Uganda moves deeper into its 2026 HIV response, the country stands at a critical crossroads. New infections are increasingly concentrated among young people, funding for HIV programmes is tightening, and prevention efforts are under pressure to…
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…
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.