An overhead view depicts a highly polluted waterway flowing through a densely vegetated urban or peri-urban landscape in Nairobi, Kenya

An overhead view depicts a highly polluted waterway flowing through a densely vegetated urban or peri-urban landscape in Nairobi, Kenya. The central feature is a dark, murky stream, its surface mottled with foam, scum, and a significant quantity of floating debris, including plastics and discarded fabrics. The stream banks are steep, composed of eroded earth and overgrown with dense, tall green grasses and various shrubs. In the immediate foreground, two parallel, open concrete channels, each approximately 1.5 meters wide, containing dark liquid and some litter, converge towards the main polluted stream. A single blue utility hose or cable spans horizontally across these concrete structures. To the left foreground, a section of a wooden utility pole is visible, wrapped with a bundle of black utility cables. Numerous other black utility wires crisscross the entire frame at various elevations. In the mid-ground, a large, dark green pipe spans horizontally above the polluted stream, partially supported by a visible concrete pillar on the far bank amidst dense foliage. The overall environment suggests severe environmental degradation, indicative of inadequate waste management and effluent discharge into natural water bodies common in certain informal settlements or industrialized zones along rivers within Nairobi. No individuals are visible in the scene.