Ngamita Richard
Ngamita Richard is a Ugandan digital researcher with a background in Computer Science, data consultant and technologist. He works on online disinformation, influence operations and digital surveillance. He was born and raised in Kampala, Uganda. Richard has worked as a Threat Intelligence personnel with Tech companies like Google, Twitter now (X), and Facebook. He has also worked for public interest civil society tech projects in Sub-Saharan Africa like Refunite and Medic. Richard has worked with Refugee United and built technical solutions through designing a tool that reconnects separated families and reunites them together.
Career
Richard has worked for Google as Data Engineer on the Spam team in Dublin Ireland and Nairobi. He supported Google to establish its first office in Nairobi. Ngamita Richard has a background in computer Science and has contributed to providing technology solutions through his work on Threat Intelligence at Anthropics, Facebook, Google and others. He is a Senior technical lead at Medic, a member of the Core Outbox Hub Data team and has pursued a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Makerere University, Uganda.
Alongside his work in the technology industry, Ngamita has worked on civil society technology projects in sub-Saharan Africa, including Refunite, which builds tools to reconnect separated refugee families, and the health technology organisation Medic, where he was a senior technical lead.
Ngamita founded Thraets in 2023. The organization researches disinformation, surveillence, Less Lethal Weapon use and digital repression in Africa. Ngamita has presented its findings publicly, including an investigation into riot control agents used during demonstrations in Kenya. He has been described in the press as a disinformation researcher and has commented on content moderation and platform safety in African contexts.
Personal life
Richard has lived and worked in Nigeria, Uganda and Ghana.
See also
- Mable Amuron
- Richard Zulu
- Evelyn Namara
- Barbara Birungi