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26 June 2025, 10:03 pm

UPC candidates join forces to rehabilitate neglected Kamdini road

By Eman Yonah Oruk South’s Geoffrey Owili, in collaboration with women MP aspirant Akello Brenda Komagum, has led the rehabilitation of Adak A Road in Kamdini Sub county, a route that had gone 10–20 years without maintenance. The initiative attracted…

23 June 2025, 7:37 am

Postponed UPC Elections in Oyam Town Council Set to Take Place Today

By Eman Yonah Oruk The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party elections, which were previously postponed in Oyam Town Council due to misunderstandings among party members and UPC Secretariat officials, are now scheduled to take place today, Monday, June 23, 2025.…

20 June 2025, 2:19 pm

Oyam district praised for advancing local economic development

By Eman Yonah Oruk Oyam District is receiving praise for its commitment to promoting Local Economic Development (LED), a move seen as vital to uplifting communities and boosting household incomes. This commendation was made by Musinguzi Leonard, Team Leader of…

20 June 2025, 10:34 am

Queen Dorothy Amolo launches major road rehabilitation in Oyam South

By Eman Yonah Oruk Queen Dorothy Amolo, a prominent political figure and respected community leader in northern Uganda, has officially launched a large-scale community-driven road rehabilitation campaign aimed at restoring critical rural infrastructure across Oyam South Constituency. With support from…

18 June 2025, 1:54 pm

Miss Lango aspirant Poska Akello joins Oyam youth race

By Eman Yonah Oruk Former Miss Lango contestant Poska Akello joins race for Oyam District Female Youth Councillor. Former Miss Lango contestant Poska Akello has declared her intention to contest for the position of Female Youth Councillor for Oyam District.…

15 June 2025, 10:46 am

Oyam district CAO warns health officials against theft of government drugs

By Eman Yonah Oruk Frederick Herbert Kitutu, the Chief Administrative Officer of Oyam district, recently issued a stern warning to health officials during the third quarterly health performance review held at Rainbow Hotel in Oyam town council. Kitutu explicitly cautioned…

13 June 2025, 4:09 pm

Kamdini SAS, CDO handed to police over UWA funds misuse

By Eman Yonah Oruk and Daniel Oyat Obong The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Oyam, Shilaku James, yesterday handed over Kamdini Sub-County Senior Assistant Secretary (SAS) Tobias Ogwal and Community Development Officer (CDO) Tommy Okello to Oyam Central Police Station…

Background

Oyam District is one of the new districts created in Northern Uganda in 2006. Oyam lays in the
mid north Uganda neighbouring Gulu, Omoro, Lira, Kole, Alebtong, Otuke, Masindi,
Kiryandongo, Nakasongola, Dokolo, Amolatar, Kwania and Apac Districts. Oyam is among the
districts that was badly affected by the LRA insurgency in northern Uganda and is now
recovering from the effects of this war.


Oyam is a district with unique social economic information needs that are not being adequately
addressed by the existing media in the region.


Communications coverage for Oyam district includes Mobile phone services and radio
broadcast signals from Gulu, Lira, Lamwo, Pader, Nwoya, Kole, Amolatar, Dokolo, Kwania,
Kiryandongo, Omoro and Apac. The media services required by the communities of Oyam
include, Radio Notices, Advertisements, Announcements, Talk shows and current affairs
debates. The clientele includes Government departments, NGO’s, corporate advertisers,
Institutions. These services are being sourced from radio stations in the neighbouring districts
which are on average one hundred kilometres away from the district.


Media services needs from within Oyam district and the nearby Trading Centres of Kamdini,
Aber, Loro, Myene, Iceme, Otwal, Lalogi, Lakwana, Layibi, Aleka Aboke, Kole, Minakulu, Ayer,
and Bobi along the Gulu and Lira highways would provide sources of revenue for the Radio
Station.


The main hydro electricity grid was extended to Oyam District in 2010. This is a vital source of
electricity for the running the station. However the power is intermittent and there is heavy load
shedding that requires the use of a diesel power generator to provide electricity.
Shine F.M Oyam is a commercial radio station. It draws its good will from its sister Station Radio
Apac style of operation. Its frequency is 106.5, News programming and program relays is used
for local content programming.

VISION
To lead in building the capacity of the community to reflect the social economic diversity
affecting them in the region and provide information that can improve the livelihoods of the
community.


MISSION
* Making voices of the people in the community heard.

  • Hold local government accountable to the population on development programmes.
    Get communities involved in debate by informing them on developmental issues like Agriculture,
    Governance, Education, Culture, Religion and Health.