KAMPALA. Kampala City socialite Bryan Kirumira, commonly known as Bryan White, has been charged with human sacrifice, manslaughter and several related offences in connection with the death of a 25-year-old woman who allegedly sustained fatal burn injuries at his Kyamula residence in Makindye Division, Kampala.
Although his name appears on the charge sheet as the lead suspect, Mr Kirumira did not appear in the dock on Thursday when the charges were being read to his five co-accused.
His wife, Daisy Nalunga and their co-accused, identified as Daphine Abaho, Naava Nakato, and Joyce Irene Nambalirwa, appeared before Grade One Magistrate Teddy Nakawuki at Makindye Chief Magistrates Court, where the charges were only read to them by the court clerk.
The magistrate remanded them to Luzira Prison until December 18, 2025, when the case will come up again before Chief Magistrate Sarah Basemera for formal reading of the charges.
““The accused persons are hereby remanded until December 18, 2025, when they will appear before Chief Magistrate for mention of the case,” ruled Ms Nakawuki.
According to the charge sheet, the suspects face at least seven counts, ranging from 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 in Makindye Division, Bryan White killed Carol Nalubwama for the purpose of performing or furthering witchcraft, ritual, or other unlawful purposes, contrary to the Prevention and Prohibition of Human Sacrifice Act.
In a separate count, Kirumira is accused of manslaughter, with the state alleging that between October 22 and 27, 2025, he unlawfully caused the death of Nalubwama by burning her and later transferring her to Kiruddu Hospital, where she succumbed to the injuries.
He also faces one count of rash and negligent act after he allegedly failed to take precautions against probable danger from combustible materials in his possession. He is also accused of illegal possession of marijuana, after police reportedly recovered its leaves and seeds in bottles from his residence.
Nalunga, Abaho and Nakato were jointly charged with conspiracy to commit a felony. The state alleges that the trio conspired with Kirumira on October 22, 2025, to commit a ritual murder by setting fire to candle wax while massaging Nalubwama’s body with petrol and ghee as they took honey.
The three, together with Kirumira, also face a charge of giving false information to police officers at Mildmay Uganda Hospital, Katwe Police Station, and Kampala Metropolitan South Headquarters. They allegedly misled officers by claiming that Nalubwama was burnt on October 27, 2025, and admitted to Kiruddu Hospital, yet evidence indicates she was burnt on October 22 and first treated at M. Mabirizi Nursing Home.
Another suspect, Joyce Irene Nambalirwa, aged 41, who is an administrator at M. Mabirizi Nursing Home on Salama Road, was charged separately with manslaughter and causing death through a rash and negligent act.
Prosecution alleges that between October 22 and 27, 2025, Nambalirwa unlawfully caused the death of Nalubwama by failing to refer her to a main hospital for advanced treatment and by negligently handling her condition, which allegedly worsened and led to her death.
Police investigations indicate that Nalubwama died at Kiruddu Hospital after sustaining severe burn injuries at Kirumira’s home. Kirumira reportedly told detectives that the burns were caused by a gas cylinder explosion while she was cooking.
However, family members of the deceased disputed this narrative, accusing Kirumira of foul play and alleging that Nalubwama’s death was ritual-related.
Her father, Ssalongo Tom Mutyaba, reportedly told police that Kirumira personally called to inform him of his daughter’s death, claiming she had died while being treated at a shrine.
Detectives who later visited Kirumira’s residence allegedly found grass-thatched structures suspected to be shrines within the compound.
The courtroom remained tense as the graphical details of the alleged ritual killing were read out.