Akinyi enjoys engaging in learning experiences. Under the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship, she pursued an MPhil in Human Rights Law at the University of Cape Town. Her study interests were in refugee and environmental law. The Second Year Program offered new insights into the concept of Third Spaces, Cultural Heritage and Climate Mitigation. Under the project dubbed 'Distrikt Sixies', the group work explored the complexities of cultural preservation as a tool to heritage preservation; our case study was the District Six Museum.

Akinyi is an alumnus of the African Leadership University in Kigali, Rwanda, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Honours, First Class Distinction in Global Challenges.

Now, Akinyi is pursuing a Master's in Public Policy at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, Germany. She aspires to understand further the relationship between climate financing, mitigation and development economics. In her free time, Akinyi enjoys reading and finding third spaces.