• Anna Talia Oze criticizes the government’s flood compensation plan as unfair and incomplete.
  • Says traders face rent, bank loans, and URA taxes with no proper relief assessment done.
  • Denies rumors of government funding, insisting she’s a self-made businesswoman since 2016.

Sanyuka TV presenter Anna Talia Oze has come out strongly to express her frustration with the government’s compensation plan for traders in Kampala who were affected by the recent floods that destroyed property worth millions of shillings around the Nakivubo Channel.

Annatalia Oze

The media personality became emotional during a meeting with city leaders, voicing concerns over the government’s handling of the disaster relief.

Her remarks prompted questions from the public about how a television presenter is involved in trade and pays such high taxes. In an interview with Uncut’s Macona, Anna Talia clarified that she is a hustler who has been doing business since before graduating from Makerere University in 2016.

According to her, the relief package announced by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) was deeply disappointing. “I saw several traders applauding the decision, but it’s not fair,” she said. Anna Talia argued that the government did not conduct a comprehensive assessment of how much property each trader lost.

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“Beyond the destroyed goods, there are shop rents to pay, banks demanding loan repayments, and now even URA calling about taxes,” she lamented. She revealed that a URA officer called her a day earlier, and when she explained her situation, he simply told her, ‘We don’t want to know.’

She further explained that many traders operate without trading licenses and may miss out on compensation. Others fear disclosing their actual losses for fear of attracting excessive taxation from URA.

Addressing rumors by bloggers such as Fred Lumbuye, who claimed that her businesses are financed by powerful government officials like Gen. Salim Saleh, Anna Talia dismissed the allegations and even invited credible auditors to examine her accounts.

“I’m not seeking any leadership position among traders,” she clarified. “But as business owners, if this continues, many of us might be forced to let the issue slide—or simply close down.”