At the time, he was driving -- reportedly bound for home -- when gunmen waylaid him and opened fire at Bulenga trading centre. A female occupant of the car, who was initially reported to be his wife, was also targetted.
The assassins were riding on a motorcycle, eyewitnesses were cited by local media as saying. The shooting happened at around 9:00pm local time.
Bleeding heavily from gunshot wounds, the two were rushed to Rubaga Hospital in Kampala, where they were later declared dead.
'Wife was not with him at the time'
Police's initial statement after the incident indicated that Kirumira was with his wife at the time of the Saturday evening murder.
But later, they issued a correction saying she was not.
"We have since established that the lady assassinated along with our officer, ASP Muhammad Kirumira, is not his wife. The wife was not with him at the time.
"We've identified the lady and interacted with her family. We shall withhold releasing her name in the meantime," a follow-up tweet on the official Police page said.
Police, in their earlier statement confirming the murder of Kirumira, vowed to "hunt down these criminals and bring them to book".
Police spokesperson Emilian Kayima said Kirumira and the second occupant were pronounced dead upon arrival at hospital.
"The Uganda Police Force is greatly concerned with the assassination of ASP Muhammad Kirumira at Bulenga near his home at around 9:00pm."
Kayima said the woman, too, "succumbed to bullet wounds and was pronounced dead on arrival at Rubaga Hospital".
"He [Kirumira] was driving his personal vehicle, which is still at the scene of crime at Bulenga. We condemn these heinous criminal acts and promise to hunt down these merciless criminals and bring them to book. May they rest in peace," he added.
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