SMH ... Buy value not what 'others' think.
As for the comments, in various forms, by various Wazuans regarding 'foreigners driving the market'... IT IS IRRELEVANT to folks buying value. It does not matter. One cannot rely on the 'kindness of strangers' to build wealth.
There are some counters which I would not care if they were 'suspended' as long as I had the ability to sell out if I am desperate. The market/NSE provides us with liquidity not always 'value' we want/perceive.
Look at firms like Centum, HFCK, Unga, Williamson, Kapchorua, Rea, perhaps even TransCentury [heavy emphasis on agriculturals] whose long-term value [meaning you will have very bumpy rides in the meantime] is great based on the current NAV and Management. I cannot stress Management enough. No point in having a firm with a high (perceived) NAV with crappy management e.g. Olympia.
Others I like include KenolKobil despite the past hitches. I would return to KQ at 8 if it includes a change in management & ownership structure with a cutback/slowdown in expansion then lock the shares away for 5 years!
In other words, if these firms above are SUSPENDED [and one has no need for cash] for 5 years, one will wake up in post-election 2018 with returns way above normal.
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett