Amelia Kyambadde has publicly responded to her predecessor, musician-turned-politician Hilary Kiyaga, popularly known as Dr Hilderman, accusing him of repeatedly insulting and abusing her despite receiving her support in the past.
The Mawokota North Member of Parliament made the remarks during a burial ceremony in the constituency, where she also addressed the political and legal dispute surrounding the January 15, 2026 election.
Kyambadde said she had supported Dr Hilderman when he was struggling financially and urged him to appreciate those who helped him during difficult moments.
“I helped you when you were very broke and poor. You should appreciate the people who have ever helped you,” she said.
Her comments come as Dr Hilderman continues to challenge Kyambadde’s election victory in court, keeping their political contest alive beyond the ballot box.
Kyambadde used the public gathering in Mawokota North to directly address what she described as repeated insults and abuse from Dr Hilderman.
The current MP reminded her predecessor that their relationship had included a period when she offered him support while he was experiencing financial difficulties.
“I helped you when you were very broke and poor,” Kyambadde said, before urging him to appreciate people who had assisted him in the past.
The remarks mark a pointed response from Kyambadde as tensions between the two politicians continue following the 2026 election.
Dr Hilderman previously represented Mawokota North in Parliament before Kyambadde defeated him in the January 15, 2026 elections. His challenge to the result has since moved the dispute into the courts.
The election petition names Kyambadde and the Electoral Commission and remains active, meaning the legal contest over the constituency’s parliamentary result has not yet reached its conclusion.
Against that backdrop, Kyambadde also urged Dr Hilderman to allow the judicial process to determine the outcome rather than continuing what she characterized as a political confrontation.
Her message was straightforward: the election dispute is already before the courts, and the legal process should determine what happens next.
That puts their public exchanges against a larger question that can only be resolved through the pending petition: whether Kyambadde’s victory will ultimately stand.
The dispute centers on one of Uganda’s 2026 parliamentary contests in Mawokota North, where two familiar political figures faced off.
Dr Hilderman, whose real name is Hilary Kiyaga, entered politics after establishing himself as a musician and later represented Mawokota North in Parliament.
Kyambadde subsequently won the constituency in the January 15, 2026 elections, replacing Dr Hilderman as the area’s Member of Parliament.
The former MP has challenged the result through an election petition, with the Electoral Commission also named in the case.
That legal action means the political outcome remains subject to the judicial process.
Kyambadde’s latest remarks therefore come at a particularly sensitive moment. She is not simply responding to a former political rival; she is speaking while that rival is still contesting the election that gave her the parliamentary seat.
For now, the petition remains active, and the available information does not establish what the court’s eventual decision will be.
The dispute illustrates how political contests can continue long after voters have cast their ballots.
For Kyambadde and Dr Hilderman, the disagreement has moved across several fronts: from an election campaign to Parliament, then into the courts and now into public remarks at a community gathering.
Kyambadde’s reference to her past support adds another personal dimension to the political dispute. She is asking her predecessor to remember the assistance she says she provided before their current disagreement.
At the same time, her appeal for the court to decide the election petition places the legal process at the center of the contest.
Until the petition is determined, the dispute over Mawokota North remains unfinished.
Behind the legal arguments and political positions are two figures whose careers have taken very different paths but now intersect in the same constituency.
Dr Hilderman moved from music into elected politics, while Kyambadde is the current representative of Mawokota North after defeating him in the 2026 election.
Kyambadde’s remarks show that the dispute is not being discussed only in legal or electoral terms. She has also framed it around gratitude, past support and the way political opponents treat one another after an election.
The court, however, remains the formal arena where the election challenge will be determined.
For now, Amelia Kyambadde and Dr Hilderman’s political dispute remains unresolved, with the former MP’s election petition still before the courts.
The next decisive chapter will come not from another public exchange, but from the judicial process examining the contested Mawokota North result.