They say that a good man is known through his deeds. Inayat Kassam is one selfless Kenyan that has time and again put his life in danger for the sake of ordinary Kenyans caught in the middle of a deadly terrorist operation.
On 12th September 2013, Kassam was spotted at Westagate during the now famous Westagate attack that claimed the lives of at least 67 people. Yesterday, he was again at the Dusit D2 hotel to rescue people trapped inside the facility following an attack by armed gunmen believed to be terrorists.
Inayat Kassam is an experienced combatives and shooting instructor, in addition to being an EDA Krav Maga Instructor.
Inayat is the Managing Director of Scorpio Africa Ltd in Nairobi. His team provides security management and training in the form of security personnel, unarmed/armed training and certified firearm training (based upon the ITA South African curriculum).
He is certified as an Advanced Tactical Shooting Instructor with ITA, and has also trained with various entities such as SKOPOS, ACT, and AMOK over the course of the last 9 years.
In addition to Scorpio and ITA, Inayat has been involved in community policing within Nairobi for almost two decades.
As Head of Operations, he was responsible for personally coordinating a rescue mission into the besieged Westgate shopping centre during the 2013 terrorist attack. His team and expertise was instrumental in saving the lives of many civilians.
Through his years of community policing, a wealth of knowledge regarding local crime patterns has been incorporated into his various training programs.
Inayat is a fully certified Level 2 Krav Maga Instructor, and holds the rank of Black Belt Level 1 within the EDA Krav Maga System.
We Celebrate You Inayat!!