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Community&knowledge

The pages that are not selling a dive: who runs this centre, how we handle safety, what we do for the reef, and everything we have written down about diving this coast.

Written by The Scuba Duka team · Reviewed by Ali, founder and Divemaster Instructor · October 2026

Instructor teaching students at the poolside

About us

About
Our Story

Why a boutique dive centre in Diani, what “duka” means, and what we are trying to build.

About
Meet the Team

The people you will dive with, their ratings and the languages they speak.

About
Safety

Ratios, briefings, equipment, medical screening, and the criteria we use to call off a dive.

Community and the reef

For regulars
The Scuba Duka Dive Club

For residents, Kenyan divers and returning guests who want somewhere to dive regularly rather than once. Club dives, member rates, and a shared reef record.

price on request
Documented, not claimed
Marine Conservation

The briefing every guest gets, why buoyancy is the real conservation course, what we refuse to claim, and a dated activity record.

activity log in preparation

Knowledge

Reference
The Knowledge Hub

The dive site atlas, the conditions almanac, the marine life field guide and the course fact cards — everything built from our own daily site log.

Reference
FAQ Hub

Every question guests send us, answered once: booking, learning, the day itself, safety, families and money.

Who you will dive with

Seven people run the centre, four of them born and raised in Diani Beach. Between the four instructors sit more than 13,000 logged dives on this stretch of the Indian Ocean. Two qualified dive guides, Sampuli and Captain Michael, guide dives alongside them.

Ali

Founder · Divemaster Instructor

25+ years diving in Kenya and abroad. Born and raised in Diani Beach.

Kassim

Scuba Instructor

17+ years and 8,000+ logged dives, from Diani to Kisite Mpunguti. SSI and PADI certified.

Salim Swaleh
Scuba Instructor

4,000+ logged dives on Diani sites. Teaches SSI beginner to specialty courses.

Omari
Scuba Instructor

SSI and PADI Open Water Instructor, 1,000+ logged dives. Shoots underwater photo and video.

Sampuli
Dive Guide

Born and raised in Diani Beach. 100+ logged dives. Guides guest divers and runs equipment checks.

Michael
Dive Guide · Captain

20+ years scuba diving and captaining boats. Handles the boat and guides dives.

Meet the full team, with certification cards →
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