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    "id": 70879,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/70879/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wako",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 208,
        "legal_name": "Sylvester Wakoli Bifwoli",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government must honour the judgments of the court and pay all the amounts as ordered by the courts. The Accounting Officers have, in fact, been reminded not only by the Attorney-General, but also by the Treasury, that the quicker they pay the judgment amount the better. That is because if they do not pay it in time, the amount of interest continues to accrue and there are times when the interest amount can be more than the principal amount. The procedure to execute against the Government is clearly set out in the Government Proceedings Act and, in particular, Section 21 of that Act. It is also set out in the Civil Procedures Code. Therefore, if the advocate fails to follow that procedure and just keeps quiet as the client suffers, the Government cannot be blamed for that. As I have stated, in my answer, as soon as he obtains the decree and a certificate of order against the Government, we shall write to the"
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