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21 April 2026, 12:40 pm
By Byamukama Alozious The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Uganda Cares has called on World Health Organization Member States to adopt a strong and binding Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) Annex to the Pandemic Agreement. Speaking during a media briefing in…
20 April 2026, 5:00 pm
By Byamukama Alozious A TikTok video featuring a poster claiming that the 13th Kabaka Birthday Run is a “run to save Uganda”, including the phrase “#M7MustGo”, has been found to be manipulated. The post attracted more than 15,300 likes, 321…
17 April 2026, 10:35 am
By Byamukama Alozious The Government of Uganda has opened applications for funding under the Investment for Industrial Transformation and Employment (INVITE) Project, a major initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s export sector and positioning local businesses to compete globally. Implemented…
16 April 2026, 10:08 pm
By Annet Nakato The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has raised concern over the increasing number of unemployed youth in the country, highlighting a growing challenge for Uganda’s labour market. While releasing a new labour report, UBOS Executive Director Dr.…
14 April 2026, 5:28 pm
By Byamukama Alozious Uganda has intensified its fight against malnutrition with the launch of the “Nutrition for All” campaign, as government officials and development partners raise concern over the scale of the crisis affecting children across the country. Data from…
10 April 2026, 1:32 pm
By Byamukama Alozious UN Women has raised concern over the growing impact of the recent military escalation in the Middle East on women and girls, warning that the crisis is deepening humanitarian suffering across the region. In a statement released…
9 April 2026, 11:52 am
By Byamukama Alozious Over the past decade, Uganda has witnessed a steady rise in social media use, with platforms like Facebook, X, and Instagram shaping communication, business, and public discourse. But it is TikTok that has most profoundly altered not…
7 April 2026, 11:19 am
By Byamukama Alozious Ufahari Girls, a girl-led initiative advocating for the wellbeing, mental health, and rights of girls and young women, has launched a movement combining faith, mentorship, and mental health awareness in schools across Uganda to address the growing…
4 April 2026, 12:26 pm
By Byamukama Alozious Uganda is intensifying efforts to manufacture its own diagnostic test kits for a wide range of diseases, in a strategic move aimed at reducing dependence on imports, strengthening health security, and advancing economic transformation. Anchored in the…
1 April 2026, 3:42 pm
Mrs Namuyiga Ruth, National Chairperson of the Uganda Markets and Allied Employees’ Union (UMAEU), live on Mama FM. By Sammy Kitasimbwa #Early Morning Hope | 6:30am-10:00am On Mama FM’s Morning Hope programme, we hosted Namuyiga Ruth, National Chairperson of the…
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.