Joseph Olita was born on March 31, 1944, in South East Alego within Siaya County to Regina Oduma. The Rise and Fall of Idi Amin movie won five awards at the festival. Joseph Olita (in a blue vintage shirt) and Denzel Washington (laughing), and fellow cast members of the Mississipi Masala movieDespite being feted best actor, Olita was snubbed for the Oscars. The company took the opportunity of the foreign visitors who flocked Kogelo, Siaya County to view Obama's ancestral home. Despite his stardom from the Rise and Fall of Idi Amin, Olita died a poor man.

Source: The Star November 30, 2019 18:45 UTC