Radio Wa
Radio Wa
18 September 2026, 7:09 pm
By Baker Okello The High Court has set November 5, 2026, as the date for delivering judgment in the election petition challenging the results of the Oyam County South parliamentary election. Lady Justice Fatuma Nanziri Bwanika set the judgment date…
18 September 2026, 6:53 pm
By Baker Okello The Lira High Court has dismissed an application for an interim and temporary injunction filed by a faction of the Okii Raki Okwerocobo clan led by Emmy Joe Odongo, which had sought to halt the clan’s election…
17 September 2026, 8:28 pm
By Baker Okello Blessed Engineering Works in Lira City has launched a “Back to Customer” promotion ahead of the festive season, offering discounts on selected agricultural machinery and metal fabrication services. The promotion, which began on 1 September 2026, will…
17 September 2026, 8:03 pm
By Baker Okello The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) National Disciplinary Committee (NDC), chaired by Peter Paul Okello, has recommended the dismissal of several party members following disciplinary proceedings over allegations of misconduct. The recommendations were announced during a media briefing…
16 September 2026, 10:47 am
By Dickens Aruca Lira City—A two-day Local Government Budget Consultative Workshop for the 2027/2028 financial year has concluded in Lira City, with local government leaders calling on the government to increase funding for road maintenance and rehabilitation across the country.…
14 September 2026, 9:02 pm
By Dickens Aruca LIRA CITY–The Apac District Council Speaker, Oscar Ogwang, has renewed calls for the government to increase the salaries of local government political leaders, arguing that better remuneration could strengthen accountability and help curb corruption. Ogwang made the…
14 September 2026, 8:41 pm
By Dickens Aruca The state minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Amos Lugolobi, has tasked political leaders and district stakeholders with strengthening supervision and addressing persistent staff absenteeism in local governments to improve service delivery. Minister Lugolobi made the…
14 September 2026, 7:32 pm
By Baker Okello The construction of the Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium in Lira City remains on schedule, with the government reaffirming that the facility will be completed and ready for handover by December 31, 2026—slightly ahead of the initial handover date…
11 September 2026, 4:39 pm
By Baker Okello Leaders in Okwerodot Sub-county, Kole District, have resolved to launch a strict enforcement operation targeting parents and guardians who fail to send their school-age children back to school when the third term begins on September 14, 2026.…
11 September 2026, 9:45 am
By Baker Okello The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Lango Regional Office is set to roll out community dialogue sessions, commonly known as Barraza, across districts in the sub-region to educate the public about the Succession Amendment Act. The…
Broadcasting at Frequency Modulattion 89.8, Radio Wa is a non-profit venture. Its main goal is not the financial benefit, but the welfare of the community and the civil society at large in Northern Uganda.
Radio Wa has the most diverse programming of any radio station in the Northern Region. The programs feature music, drama, talkshows, short drama skits, informercials and religious presentations with commercials at regular intervals.
From its humble inception in 2002, Radio Wa is a promising leading FM Radio Station in Northern Uganda with a broadcasting power of 4 kilowatts with an optimum coverage of entire Lango and Acholi, Parts of Teso, Karamoja, West Nile and Bunyoro Sub Regions.
Programming
The contents of the programmes are very much determined by the needs and the expectations of the local community rather than by commercial, political or financial interests.
In order to broaden the opportunities of having the voices of the different rural communities heard, Radio Wa banks on the support from over 80 Social Communicators; they are local reporters scattered all over the region.
They represent the effort of Radio Wa to reach out even the most remote areas of the sub-region and to provide opportunities of dialogue as well as information all over the region.
Our Vision
Our vision is to become the household radio staion for the people in the region by a peacuful, responsible, healthy, informed , educated and productive Northern Uganda.
Mission
Radio Wa exists to promote harmony, peace, justice and develiopment primarirly in rural communities of Northern Uganda.
Values
Radio Wa cherishes integrity, social justice, Fairness & Equality as it strives to be the voice of the voiceless.