Crown Bus Services stands out as one of the premier long-distance bus companies in Kenya, providing both passenger and parcel delivery services across a variety of destinations. These destinations include Nairobi, Mombasa, Kakamega, Mumias, Kisumu, and Eldoret. Known for its affordability and reliability, Crown Bus Services ensures that travelers can enjoy comfortable journeys whether during the day or at night.
Their Nairobi office is conveniently situated in town with a clean waiting lounge where passengers can relax before their trip.
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Why Choose Crown Bus Services?
- Experience beautiful aesthetic decor and cultural ambiance on board.
- Enjoy amazing food during your journey.
- Affordable fares compared to other options.
Customer Reviews
Crown Bus Services receives mixed reviews from customers.
Positive feedback highlights the beautiful decor, cultural ambiance, and amazing food onboard. Customers appreciate the polite ticketing staff and convenient location of the Nairobi office. The bus is punctual, clean, and affordable according to satisfied passengers.
However, negative reviews mention disorganization, dirty washrooms lacking essentials like hand sanitizers and soap, as well as delays in schedule with unsatisfactory customer service.
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Here are some reviews from customers:
From America. Beautiful, aesthetic and cultural decor that really set the tone. Amazing food. I recommend! Must try 👍
booked a ticket for my mum . they are more affordable.
One of the best bus company in the world, providing excellent customer service, with friendly staffs
Very disorganized. Dirty washrooms. No hand sanitizers, soap, detergent or washing points. And not keen on time. Picking up passengers along the way like tuktuk. They had ambition more than Easy Coach and the likes, but their execution is more of Mbukinya... Now finding it even hard to catch up with the likes of Utange buses at Country bus. Last option for me this.
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Important Information Before You Go
For a more pleasant experience, consider the following:
- Bring your own hand sanitizer and essentials for hygiene.
- Consider booking tickets in advance to secure seats, especially during peak travel times.
- Arrive early at the station to ensure you don't miss the bus departure time.
- If possible, choose daytime travel to avoid potential delays often associated with night journeys.
U.S. Treasury Sanctions
Recently, Crown Bus Services has come under scrutiny due to alleged links with al-Shabaab. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on 16 entities and individuals who compose an expansive business network spanning the Horn of Africa, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Cyprus that raises and launders funds for al-Shabaab, a terrorist group affiliated with al-Qa’ida.
These individuals and entities are being designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended, which targets terrorist groups and their enablers. “The United States is committed to working with regional partners to root out terror financing networks and the entities they abuse to raise and move funds,” said Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson.
Kenya-based Haleel Commodities Limited and Crown Bus Services are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13244, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Mohamed Jumale Ali Awale, a person whose property and interest in property are proposed to be blacked under E.O. This includes managing al-Shabaab funds laundered through investment projects and companies, including through Kenya-based Crown Bus Services. He also works closely with Kenya-based Mohamed Jumale Ali Awale (Awale) to plan investment projects and money laundering activities.
Al-Shabaab generates over $100 million per year by extorting local businesses and individuals, as well as through the financial support of affiliated businesspeople. The threat posed by al-Shabaab is not limited to Somalia.
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Several individuals have been designated under E.O. 13224, as amended, for their involvement with al-Shabaab:
- Farhan Hussein Hayder
- Mohamed Jumale Ali Awale
- Abdulkadir Omar Abdullahi
- Qemat Al Najah General Trading
- Faysal Yusuf Dini
- Omar Sheikh Ali Hilowle
- Abdikarin Farah Mohamed
- Mohamed Artan Robel
- Hassan Abdirahman Mahamed
UAE-based Haleel Commodities L.L.C. is also being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, al-Shabaab, a person whose property and interest in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13244, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Farhan Hussein Hayder, a person whose property and interest in property are proposed to be blacked pursuant to E.O.
All property and interests in property of the individuals designated today that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons must be blocked and reported to OFAC. Furthermore, engaging in certain transactions with the individuals designated today entails risk of secondary sanctions pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended.
OFAC can prohibit or impose strict conditions on the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account of a foreign financial institution that knowingly conducted or facilitated any significant transaction on behalf of a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
OFAC’s willingness to remove persons from the SDN List consistent with the law. The ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior. For information concerning the process for seeking removal from an OFAC list, including the SDN List, please refer to OFAC’s Frequently Asked Question 897.
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