@VituVingiSana
I explained to you foreign ownership and foreign investment are two different things. What's the difference between "foreign ownership" and "foreign investment"?
From the examples you gave of KK, Equity in Uganda and Rwanda, KCB in South Sudan that is foreign investment.
Hopefully, after you explain what 'foreign investment' is I might understand what you mean by the above.
What as a country we should allow is investors the opportunity to setup their companies here and do business competing with local companies as well.
What problems does Kenya Re have does require foreign ownership capital inadequacy, loss making institution, huge debt.
Does a firm have to have a problem for a foreign investor to invest in it?
There has to be an underlying reason why a company is sold to foreigners; get the difference between foreign ownership and investment. Foreign ownership means foreigners have control of the running affairs of the company; foreign investment is foreigners playing speculation game like me and you; buy share price low and sell high.
Read the caption about ARM, Uchumi and Nakumatt in business daily on searching for a foreign owner as a strategic investor. There has to be an underlying reason.
That is where I disputed your point that gava should sell 51% stake to a foreign investor looking for gateway to Africa.
Does Kenya Re have the capital & expertise to aggressively expand into South, Central, North & West Africa and compete with South African, Moroccan & Nigerian firms?
Kenya Re already has a subsidiary in West Africa operating from Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
For Southern Africa they are setting up a subsidiary to be based in Lusaka, Zambia.
As for capital, Kenya Re have a lot of money so capital isn’t a problem. Check their balance sheet in the 2014 Annual Report and 2015 Half Year Report.
They are normally cautious in their expansion i.e. ROI has to be justified before expanding else the money is invested in Government Securities, Quoted shares in NSE,Corporate bonds or fixed deposit accounts. That is the reason their profitability doesn’t experience wild swings even in a bear market because of their investment portfolio mix and you don't hear them writing down an investment.
Expertise you can hire without ceding control; reason why companies look for foreign ownership is capital.
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