Joseph Olita obit

Joseph Olita the Star actor in the Rise and Fall of Idi Amin dies in Siaya

 

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Joseph Olita the star actor in the epic 1981 film Rise And Fall of Idi Amin, dies in Siaya.

The 70-year-old died on Sunday morning at his rural home in Pap Oriang’ in South East Alego of high blood pressure, family members said.

Mr Olita had returned home on Saturday from Nairobi where he had been living after the burial of his mother when he fell sick.

His brother Matthews Ogola said he had been suffering from arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure by the time he died.

According to his daughter Ms Risper Odero, Mr Olita developed pressure after the burial of his mother on Saturday.

Ms Odero said that the family was confronting the reality of losing two relatives within a short time.

Born in 1944, Olita joined Pap Oriang Primary School in 1951, before enrolling at St Mary’s Yala in 1958 for his O levels.

The movie was directed by Sharad Patel. Rise and Fall of Idi Amin was a co-production of the United Kingdom, Kenya and Nigeria, with most of the filming done in Kenya.

Joseph Ogola Olita was born on 31 March 1944 to mother Regina Oduma. In 1951, Olita attended Pap Oriang Primary School. In 1958, he enrolled at St. Mary's Yala where he went for his O level and was an active drama club member.

After completing his secondary education, Olita was an employee of the Brooke Bond Company in Kericho and the Union Carbide in Nakuru. Olita was a deeply spiritual man having attended Barding Secondary School, between 1956 and 1960, and later proceeded to Yala Seminary School. Olita was working for USAID when the opportunity to act in 1981's Rise and Fall of Idi Amin presented itself.

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