Chepkorir Sambu is a researcher at World Peace Foundation, where she conducts research on the politics, security, and peace processes in the Horn of Africa, particularly Sudan. She also write reports and op-eds on various topics related to African affairs and Kenya’s foreign policy, such as the case at the International Court of Justice between Somalia and Kenya, illicit financial flows and money laundering in Kenya, and the economic implications of the Russia-Ukraine war on Kenya.
She has a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University, with a concentration on International Negotiation & Conflict Resolution and International Legal Studies. She also has have a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Nairobi and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law. She is fluent in Kiswahili, English, and French (limited working proficiency).