The Akamba believe in a monotheistic, invisible and transcendental God, Ngai or Mulungu, who lives in the sky ("yayayani" or "ituni"). Another venerable name for God is Asa, or the Father. He is also known as Ngai Mumbi (God the Creator) na Mwatuangi (God the finger-divider). He is perceived as the omnipotent creator of life on earth and as a merciful, if distant, entity. The traditional Akamba perceive the spirits of their departed ones, the "Aimu" or "Maimu", as the intercessors between themselves and Ngai Mulungu. They are remembered in family rituals and offerings / libations at individual altars.