Agnes Gathaiya’s unfinished books and obsession with chips

Agnes Gathaiya’s life is full of colour. Her office is a mish-mash of light green, luminous green, blue hues, a touch of yellow, orange, light green, fading green... There are artboards which she doodles on, a Sankofa on the wall and is that a gourd too?

She walks for the interview wearing a red Ankara sleeve jacket, with shades of maroon and black—and lipstick. She never wears lipstick, but today she does.