Hon. Amelia Anne Kyambadde has retained her Mawokota North parliamentary seat after the High Court dismissed an election petition filed by former legislator Hillary Innocent Kiyaga, popularly known as Dr Hilderman.
The court ruled that alterations on election result forms cannot automatically be treated as evidence of fraud unless a petitioner proves that they were deliberately made to manipulate the outcome.
In a judgment delivered on November 13, 2026, the judge said the burden was on Kiyaga to establish that the changes identified on Declaration of Results forms were intended to interfere with the election results.
Kiyaga had challenged Kyambadde’s victory in the January 15 parliamentary elections, alleging that figures on some polling station forms had been altered in her favour.
His petition pointed to differences between copies of the results forms he possessed and those presented by the Electoral Commission.
Former Mpigi District returning officer Evarist Twinomujuni acknowledged during the proceedings that some forms contained corrections. He explained that the changes were made to address clerical errors.
Kyambadde denied any involvement in the alleged manipulation, maintaining that she was not responsible for conducting or managing the election.
The Electoral Commission declared Kyambadde winner with 27,075 votes, while Kiyaga received 24,801.
The court found that identifying alterations without establishing deliberate interference was insufficient to prove electoral fraud. It consequently dismissed the challenge, leaving Kyambadde in the Mawokota North seat.
