To say what? You seriously expect a whole minister to come out, respond to some gutter- press claims?
Any responsible government will not sleep on any allegations whether is true or not. The last thing government wants is creating uncertainty or fear of unknown. So it doesn't matter who comments on this issue if is senior or junior but someone needs to clear the air. I'm not sure anyone can do that without cabinet approval.
That is perhaps the Tanzanian way of doing things, and perhaps, sumbody would have spent some few days as the guest of the state, and perhaps the offensive newspaper or website shut down.
Reports kama hizi zinaanza kuonwa na wachache!
Pray tell, from where and when did you hear the cabinet sit down to discus allegations made about GDP figures' validity?
People in JF regularly taint Tz as full of lazy people (wrongfully). Did you at any point in time hear a communiqué from your ministry of public works rubbishing these reports?
You've no idea how government conducts it business. Let me give ana example, election is around the corner in Kenya, if there was rumour that jubilee stole election will jubilee of the government or IEBC keep quiet knowing the conscious of not putting the record straight. Why there so many questions about tally center in Tanzania, did NASA just ignored the rumour?
Lets wait and see the election aftermath. The real data dhall surfice.
That's why it was pushed fast to cabinet to discuss, you might not hear anything because the government is on winding up mode for the next government.