This aerial photograph depicts the Machakos Country Bus Station and its surrounding road network in Nairobi, Kenya, under an overcast sky with subtle orange-pink light appearing on the horizon

This aerial photograph depicts the Machakos Country Bus Station and its surrounding road network in Nairobi, Kenya, under an overcast sky with subtle orange-pink light appearing on the horizon. The foreground and midground are dominated by severe vehicular congestion on multiple arterial roads. Hundreds of vehicles, primarily public service vehicles (PSVs) including multi-colored buses and minivans (known as matatus), are either stationary or moving slowly in dense traffic. Private cars and commercial vans are interspersed within the traffic. Numerous pedestrians are visible on sidewalks, at road margins, and congregating at bus stops, indicating high human activity. In the mid-ground, the Machakos Country Bus Station is densely occupied by parked and queuing buses. It features several long, low-rise buildings with red and blue roofs. An elevated concrete roadway, consistent with the Nairobi Expressway, runs adjacent to and partially above the bus station. A large, vertical, unbranded billboard structure stands prominently near this elevated road, next to a cluster of dark green trees. The background cityscape recedes into a visible haze, showing a mix of multi-story buildings, including a prominent light-colored high-rise on the far left, alongside numerous lower-rise urban structures. The scene portrays a bustling urban transportation hub during a period of high traffic volume and pedestrian movement.