

3 July 2025, 10:36 pm
By Byamukama Alozious Mushabe Kikukuure Charles has been nominated for the position of National Secretary General for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the NRM League. This nomination marks a significant step towards greater inclusivity within the party—and potentially within government…
3 July 2025, 2:27 pm
By Flora Aduk Last month was Cancer Survivors’ Month, and on Her Story 256, we featured Gertrude Nakigudde – a courageous cancer survivor and founder of the Uganda Women’s Cancer Support Organisation. Hear her powerful story of resilience, recovery, and…
3 July 2025, 12:47 pm
By Mosh Ddamba The National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU), in partnership with the Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA), has urgently called upon the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Finance to allocate a supplementary budget for…
3 July 2025, 11:03 am
By Byamukama Alozious Dean Emmanuel of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has thrown his hat into the ring, challenging incumbent Kigongo Moses for the position of First National Vice Chairperson. Today, Emmanuel’s nomination was confirmed by the National Electoral…
2 July 2025, 3:22 pm
By Regina Nassanga Meet Penina Katushabe, a voice of strength and hope. Penina is a proud woman living with Vitiligo, a skin condition that affects skin pigmentation. She’s not just living with it, she is leading with it. As the Chief Mobiliser and Co-Founder of…
1 July 2025, 9:37 pm
By Byamukama Alozious During a webinar hosted by Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (MESHA) and the Health Journalists Network Uganda (HEJNU), experts from Uganda, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania, and other countries convened to explore solutions to the growing challenge…
1 July 2025, 6:04 pm
Courtesy Musinguzi Johnson Byarabaha, the NRM aspirant for Sheema South, has gone missing after allegedly evading detectives from Kampala. The detectives had summoned him to Sheema police station over an undisclosed case. His campaign team is tight-lipped about his whereabouts.…
27 June 2025, 12:21 pm
By Byamukama Alozious Lugolobi Willy, a seasoned leader from Kalangala, has joined the race for the Bujumba constituency seat under the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. With a strong background in community development and leadership, having served as a community…
25 June 2025, 11:05 am
By Annet Nakato. The Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER), in collaboration with Research & Action for Income Security (RAISE), has launched a new working paper titled “A People’s Pension: The paper sets out a roadmap for establishing a…
24 June 2025, 8:38 am
Byamukama Alozious Civil society organizations (CSOs) in the health sector have expressed concerns over the recently approved national budget for the 2025/2026 financial year, citing funding gaps and inadequate allocations to critical health programs. The budget, worth UGX 72.13 trillion,…
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.