Radio Wa

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17 September 2026, 8:03 pm

UPC disciplinary committee recommends expulsion of Adim Enap, other members

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

Apac speaker calls for more road funding

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

Apac speaker calls for higher pay for local leaders

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

Minister Lugolobi calls for action on staff absenteeism in local government

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

Akii-Bua stadium set for December 2026 completion

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

Okwerodot leaders order crackdown on parents over school absenteeism

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.…

Profile

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.