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'Idi Amin actor' passes on aged 70

'Idi Amin actor' passes on
The Late Joseph Olita in recent years. [Photo: File/Standard]

Siaya, Kenya: The man who acted as former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada in the popular film Rise and Fall of Idi Amin has died at the age of 70.

Joseph Olita died suddenly at his rural home in South East Alego at Kogelo on Sunday morning hours after the funeral of his mother.

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