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Ngai – The Supreme Creator[edit]
The Gĩkũyũ were – and still are – monotheists believing in an omnipotent God whom they refer to as Ngai. All of the Gĩkũyũ, Embu, Kamba, and Maasai tribes use this name. The name "Ngai" is derived from the Maasai word "En-kai." Ngai was also known as Mũrungu by the Meru and Embu tribes, or Mũlungu (a variant of a word meaning God).

Mount Kenya and religion[edit]
Ngai or Mwene-Nyaga is the Supreme Creator and giver of all things. Mwene-Nyaga means "possessor of light" or "owner of brightness" in the Gĩkũyũ language. Ngai created the first Gĩkũyũ communities, and provided them with all the resources necessary for life: land, rain, plants, and animals. The Kikuyu seek guidance from Ngai in all their affairs. They pray to Ngai during celebrations of birth, marriage, initiations, and death. Ngai cannot be seen but is manifested in the sun, moon, stars, comets and meteors, thunder and lightning, rain, rainbows, and in the great fig trees (Mugumo).