Lubowa was a Muganda of the Leopard (Ngo) clan. His father was Mazinga who had three wives. The mother was Munanadduli Nassibwa of the Bufallo clan who gave her son another name “Mugagga”, expecting to amass some fortune. The name means “He is rich” according to the Kiganda custom. Mugagga was send to Seddu Kakinda, the head of the clan for the better training of the clan affairs.

It was Seddu who presented him to King Mwanga’s services as a page. He worked first in the audience hall under Charles Lwanga and then ne was taken to private section of the enclosure under Joseph Mukasa.

It was these two who gave Lubowa instructions. He had fought hard against blandishments and threat of the King for the virtue of Chastity. He was very much helped by balikuddembe and Lwanga because he was open to them.

Lubowa was kind, cooperative, intelligent, trustworthy, and always ready to help others but not caring for himself and dressing rather roughly. He was strong in both body and determination and used to gather his equals for religious instruction, games, handcraft etc., that they used to do during their free time.

When persecution broke out, the night before the arrest, Mugagga was baptized by Charles Lwanga. He was arrested on Wednesday May 26^th 1886 taken to Namugongo and burnt on Thursday noon June 3^rd, 1886 at the age of sixteen.

He is the patron saint of clubs, community development, and culture and home crafts.