Makindye Chief Magistrates Court has ordered that Bryan White be returned to the hospital
City socialite Bryan Kirumira, commonly known as Bryan White, was on Friday returned to hospital on the orders of the court after he appeared at Makindye Chief Magistrates Court lying on a mattress, screaming in pain.
His feet were wrapped in bandages as he was brought before Grade One Magistrate Lorna Patience Kukundane.
On seeing his condition, Magistrate Kukundane halted proceedings.
“We are unable to read the charges. Take this man back to the hospital,” she directed, as prison officers lifted him out of the courtroom.
Despite being the lead suspect, Kirumira’s condition prevented his formal appearance in the case in which he is charged with human sacrifice, manslaughter, and several related offences connected to the death of Carol Nalubwama, a 25-year-old woman who allegedly sustained fatal burns at his Kyamula residence in Kampala’s Makindye Division.
Kirumira’s name appeared on the charge sheet, but it was his wife, Daisy Nalunga, and four others who were formally read the charges before Grade One Magistrate Teddy Nakawuki.
The co-accused Daphine Abaho, Naava Nakato, and Joyce Irene Nambalirwa were present as the charges were read by the court clerk in a tense courtroom.
Magistrate Nakawuki ordered them remanded to Luzira Prison.
“The accused persons are hereby remanded until December 18, 2025, when they will appear before the Chief Magistrate for mention of the case,” she ruled.
According to the charge sheet, the accused face a total of seven counts, including human sacrifice, manslaughter, rash and negligent acts, possession of narcotics, conspiracy to commit a felony, and giving false information to police officers.
Prosecution alleges that on October 22, 2025, at Kyamula Zone, Kirumira killed Nalubwama for the purpose of performing or furthering witchcraft or ritual acts, contrary to the Prevention and Prohibition of Human Sacrifice Act.
In a separate count, he is accused of manslaughter, with the state alleging that between October 22 and 27, he unlawfully caused her death by burning her and later taking her to Kiruddu Hospital, where she died.
Kirumira is also charged with rash and negligent acts for allegedly failing to take precautions against danger from combustible materials in his possession. Another count accuses him of possession of marijuana after leaves and seeds were reportedly recovered from his home.
Nalunga, Abaho, and Nakato were jointly charged with conspiracy to commit a felony. Prosecution alleges that on October 22, they conspired with Kirumira to commit a ritual murder by setting fire to candle wax while massaging the deceased with petrol and ghee, while also administering honey.
The trio, together with Kirumira, also faces a charge of giving false information to police, allegedly misleading officers at Mildmay Uganda Hospital, Katwe Police Station, and Kampala Metropolitan South Headquarters by claiming Nalubwama was burnt on October 27 and admitted to Kiruddu Hospital, whereas evidence shows she was burnt earlier on October 22 and first taken to M. Mabirizi Nursing Home.
The fifth accused, Joyce Irene Nambalirwa, a 41-year-old administrator at the nursing home, was charged separately with manslaughter and causing death by a rash and negligent act. Prosecution states that she failed to refer Nalubwama to a major hospital for advanced treatment despite the severity of her injuries.
Police investigations indicate that Nalubwama died at Kiruddu Hospital after sustaining severe burns at Kirumira’s home.
Kirumira reportedly told detectives that a gas cylinder explosion caused the burns while she was cooking.
However, her family disputed this account, with her father, Ssalongo Tom Mutyaba, telling police that Kirumira had called him claiming his daughter died while being treated at a shrine.
Detectives who visited Kirumira’s residence reported finding grass-thatched structures suspected to be shrines within the compound.
The courtroom remained tense as the charges were read, with relatives of the deceased quietly listening to the details.