Nothing that we haven't heard/read about in the press before. A.Chami doing his thing, as usual. Directors painting positive picture about the future despite Covid-19 impact. Not the kind of doom-and-gloom vibe we're used to hearing from @Williamson Tea BoD.
Directors have hinted maintaining the company dividend policy. They projecting a bright future. They forsee increased pressure though in primary markets but believe coy is well positioned to fight for pole position, particularly in secondary market.

The dividend needs to be hiked, it's being on a downward trend

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Kenya Re is 60% owned by GoK.
It would be wrong (not sure about the constitutional/legal aspect) of GoK to expropriate 100% of cash/bonds held by Kenya Re.

The appropriate method would be to ask Kenya Re to pay out a dividend from "excess reserves", if any, to ALL shareholders.

The "special" dividend should not starve Kenya Re of reserves it needs to continue growing or cause any financial difficulty.

GoK will get:
- 60% of the total dividend
- W/Tax from the other 40%

If Kenya Re doesn't have the cash to pay GoK the 60% then it can always, if agreed beforehand, transfer the equivalent, at a fair/market valuation, in T-Bills and T-Bonds.

Kenya Reinsurance has put a tender for sale of Reinsurance Plaza Kisumu.
Reserve price Ksh.1 billion

The rich Indians from Kisumu or government though the process may take time to conclude.

Part of the proceeds may also be used to put up their new commercial building (twin towers) in Upper Hill

Using any part of the proceeds for a new office building in Upper Hill (in the near future) is STUPID and CRIMINAL.

There is 18,000sf of vacant space in Kenya Re Towers. There are vacancies in Anniversary Towers too. Or they can rent from any of the MANY buildings in Upper Hill with large vacancies while reinvesting the money in higher yielding investments.

Agreed. Kenya Re is no ScanGroup re: dividends

Some firms, even with challenges, give 3-8% Dividend Yields with potential for substantial growth in future dividends and capital gains. Much better than offices in the near future.

The cost of the new building was estimated at 6bn which means the other 5bn+ would be pulled from high-yielding (default-free, no management risk) T-Bonds.

Britam Tower. Largely vacant.
UAP Tower. Huge vacancies.
Prism.
I&M Tower. Corporate offices moving to Parklands.

There are many others.

Apple did a share split of 4 for every 1 on 28 August 2020
So? Apple has a share buyback policy since 2012. Address the issue re: share buybacks.

In 2016, for example, Beer maker East African Breweries sold its Ruaraka-based headquarters to Tembo Sacco, a 2,400-member savings and credit cooperative society made up of its current and former staff, in a Sh675 million lease-back deal.

Longhorn Publishers is also seeking to sell its Sh500 million headquarters on Funzi Road in Nairobi’s Industrial Area. According to the company, the sale is informed by the need to increase investments in more high-return publishing fields.