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Kenyan Hollywood star dies in the US

Kenyan Actor Owiso Odera (PHOTO: COURTESY)


A Kenyan actor based in Hollywood is dead. According to reports, Odera Owiso (pictured) collapsed while rehearsing on stage in Kentucky, USA. The Hollywood actor had flown from Los Angeles Santa Monica where he lives.

Efforts to resuscitate him failed and he was pronounced dead a few minutes later. Owiso had spent the first  week of October acting on location in Washington DC in a new stage work entitled  Measure Plus Dido. The Standard on Sunday spoke to his brother on phone after news of his death broke.

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