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8 September 2025, 6:03 pm

President Museveni commits Uganda to AALCO’s mission

By Byamukama Alozious The Asian-African Legal Consultative Organisation (AALCO) has commenced its 63rd annual session in Uganda, bringing together delegations from more than 47 member states across Asia and Africa. The conference, held from 8–12 September 2025 at Speke Resort…

4 September 2025, 11:55 am

Kampala city traffic control centre commissioned

By Byamukama Alozious Kampala’s modern Traffic Management Centre, supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has officially been commissioned. The facility, which cost approximately US$24 million (about Shs 47 billion) and took 30 months to establish, will monitor and…

2 September 2025, 5:30 pm

Doctors protest ruling granting pharmacists equal hospital leadership roles

By Byamukama Alozious The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has opposed a recent ruling by the Equal Opportunities Commission Tribunal that granted pharmacists the right to hold leadership positions traditionally reserved for doctors, such as hospital directors. The case arose when…

1 September 2025, 3:31 pm

Strong mothers, strong sons, the power of a mother’s influence

By Regina Nassanga Abakyala Tweyogerere Radio ProgrammeThe radio programme airs every Thursday | 🕐 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm. In this edition, we held an insightful discussion on the important role of a mother in shaping the identity and destiny…

29 August 2025, 5:58 pm

MOH embraces integration strategy to fight HIV/AIDS stigma in hospitals

By Mosh Ddamba The Ministry of Health (MOH), in partnership with Uganda Cares and Community Power Voices (CPV), held a community dialogue at TLC Kamwokya aimed at combating stigma against HIV/AIDS and TB-affected persons through an integration strategy. The event…

29 August 2025, 5:20 pm

Uganda embraces self-care as key to healthier communities

By Byamukama Alozious The Ministry of Health is making a major shift in its health strategy, placing prevention and self-care at the centre of service delivery. For years, the health system focused mainly on curative care, ensuring hospitals were stocked…

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.