[9] After completing his secondary education, Olita was an employee of the Brooke Bond Company in Kericho and the Union Carbide in Nakuru.
Rise and Fall of Idi Amin won five awards, including Best Actor, at the Las Vegas International Film Festival.
[12] Olita not receiving an Oscar nomination for his performance has been considered one of the worst acting snubs in the history of the Academy Awards.
[10] Olita's final screen appearance was in the 2011 romantic comedy, The Captain of Nakara, in which he portrayed Muntu’s father in-law.
[20] Olita died on 1 June 2014 at his rural home in Pap Oriang’ in South East Alego of the Siaya District at the age of 70 after succumbing to high blood pressure.
According to his brother, Matthews Ogola, Olita was suffering from arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure at the time of his death.
[9] Along with his aforementioned living relatives, Olita is survived by one wife, by the name of Alice Atieno, and several children including daughter Risper Odero, and grandchildren.