The image displays an elevated, high-angle view of a congested urban street scene in Nairobi, Kenya, under daytime lighting conditions

The image displays an elevated, high-angle view of a congested urban street scene in Nairobi, Kenya, under daytime lighting conditions. A multi-lane main road, likely a major artery, dominates the upper two-thirds of the frame, showing heavy traffic flow primarily from left to right. This road is packed with numerous white passenger minivans ("matatus"), several large red and blue city buses, and various private cars including sedans and SUVs. Vehicles appear to be largely stationary or moving slowly. Parallel and below this main road, a narrower, two-lane road runs horizontally across the lower third of the image. This lower road exhibits lighter traffic, with a black sedan moving left-to-right and another black sedan moving right-to-left. A pedestrian crosswalk is visible on this road, leading to a small, vegetated traffic island. Several cars, including white, grey, black, and red models, are parked along both sides of this lower road. Paved sidewalks line both roads, accommodating numerous pedestrians walking in both directions. Greenery, consisting of trees and bushes, is present along the road margins and medians. Street light poles and low road barriers are visible infrastructure elements. The perspective suggests the photograph was taken from a significant height overlooking the street level.