Nairobi Excellent arial picture of Nairobi, showing the locations of the American Embassy, and the Ufundi House Nairobi, city, capital of Kenya, in Nairobi District, situated at an elevation of about 1660 m (about 5450 ft) in the highlands of the southern part of the country. Nairobi is Kenya's principal economic, administrative, and cultural center and is one of the largest and fastest growing ...