[13] In December 2011, Owino received the Ericsson Young Achievers Award for his contributions to the Ugandan Information and Communications Technology Sector.
[16] Joseph Owino had originally helped streamline and verify the Ugandan president's official Facebook and Twitter accounts.
[19] Sarah Kagingo, the Ugandan Special Presidential Assistant for Communications led the police to Owino's residence after accusing him of hacking into Yoweri Kaguta Museveni's social media profiles.
Owino spent that night in jail at the Kireka "Wembley" Police Station, Special Investigations Unit in charge of Terrorism and serious crimes.
Instead, the press release explained that the President himself had "personally suspended" Ms. Kagingo a month prior due to "misconduct".