KAMPALA. City socialite Bryan Kirumira, popularly known as Bryan White, Wednesday appeared before the Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court under heavy police escort, ending days of speculation about his condition and readiness to face charges linked to the death of a 25-year-old woman.
At exactly 10am, Mr Kirumira arrived in a police ambulance and was wheeled in on a stretcher to the Chief Magistrate’s chambers. Unlike last Friday, when he reportedly wailed in pain and was sent back to hospital, Mr Kirumira remained calm, only urging officers to keep his stretcher flat, insisting, “I cannot sit.”
Journalists were barred from the chambers, with Chief Magistrate Sarah Basemera allowing only police officers and the father of the woman he allegedly killed, Carol Nalubwama, inside. A source said court officials believed Mr Kirumira became disruptive whenever the press was present. Before proceedings began, Mr Kirumira underwent a closed-door counselling session lasting nearly 30 minutes. The source said Magistrate Basemera confronted him with a discharge form from Mildmay Hospital confirming he was fit for court.
“She told him the noise he makes is what attracts the press,” the source said, adding that the magistrate advised him to acknowledge what had happened and apologise to the deceased’s family. The session appeared to calm him. Mr Kirumira reportedly responded: “You have counselled me well. Let me go to prison; I am ready. I will talk to the deceased’s family at the right time and seek their apology.”
Inside the chambers, seven charges were read to him: human sacrifice, manslaughter, rash and negligent acts, possession of narcotics, conspiracy to commit a felony, and giving false information to police. The charges stem from the death of Nalubwama, who sustained severe burns on October 22, 2025, at Mr Kirumira’s residence.
Prosecution alleges he burned Nalubwama for ritual purposes. His co-accused—his wife, Daisy Nalunga, and associates Daphine Abaho and Naava Nakato—had charges read earlier. Another accused, Joyce Irene Nambalirwa, faces separate counts of manslaughter and negligent conduct. Magistrate Basemera informed Mr Kirumira that her court lacks jurisdiction over capital offences and remanded him to Luzira Prison until December 18.