Tanzania, Sept. 6 -- Dodoma. The High Court has suspended advocate Johnson Kachenje from practising law for six months after he was found to have lied to the bench by citing non-existent judgments generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

In addition to the suspension, the High Court of Tanzania, Dodoma Main Registry, went further and ordered the lawyer to publicly apologise to the court and the public for deceiving and misleading the bench.

Principal Judge Dr Mustafa Siyani delivered the decision on Thursday, September 3, 2026, ordering that the written apology be published in both Swahili and English in a widely circulated daily newspaper.

"The court must take firm action to protect the integrity of the legal profession, maintain it...