Rugemeleza Nshala told AP that the opposition leader refused food on Tuesday morning after promised legal consultations did not take place on Monday. He said Lissu resumed eating after lunchtime following the family meeting.
A prison statement reported in Swahili by Uhuru instead says that he did not begin the strike described as starting on the 26th and that lawyers can visit after their status is verified. The sources do not resolve the differing accounts of timing and access conditions.
The Chadema leader remains detained in a treason case. AP reports that judgment is scheduled for 6 November; that date is not a judgment already delivered.