Tusker continued their stupendous form in Machakos, where they hit hapless Thika United 4-0, taking their goal tally in the last three matches to 14 scored and one conceded.
Incredibly, striker Jesse Were scored his third consecutive hat-trick, meaning that the on-fire striker has contributed nine of Tusker's last 14 goals.
The lowly placing of the team during the first leg of the league is now a distant memory, with the Ruaraka based club now sitting snugly in third place.
Second placed Ulinzi must surely be looking over their shoulders now as the resurgent beer men plot to throw a spanner in the works of the battle for premier league honours.
This is clearly a new Tusker we are watching and their recent superlative performances will only serve to motivate them some more. The premiership championship might have gotten out of hand with Gor Mahia so far in front, but the club will surely have a big say regarding who finishes in the runners up position.
If striker Were is to be believed, the secret to the club's resurgence is simple - work hard and rest enough: "hard work and enough rest is working for us. I'm part of the future of Kenyan football and so is (Gor Mahia striker) Michael Olunga who is doing a great job in Tanzania...." the striker told Daily Nation after the match.
Meanwhile, in Dar es Salaam, Gor Mahia's bright start to the 2015 CECAFA Kagame Cup was blighted by a tricky Al Kartoum side that missed several chances to become the first team to end the Kenyan champions' unbeaten run.
The club appeared restless against the Sudanese side, with custodian Boniface Oluoch's goalkeeping blunder in the 10th minute leading directly to Al Khartoum's goal.
Although Gor Mahia rallied to equalise in the 43rd minute through veteran midfielder Eric Ochieng, the Tusker Premier League defending champions failed to put on a commanding display like they did against Tanzania's Yanga FC and KMKM of Zanzibar respectively.
Striker Michael Olunga, who has attracted a lot of attention both on and off the pitch, was uncharacteristically wasteful and was also the target of a series of fouls from Al Khartoum defenders keen to tame him.
This was also the first match that Gor were playing in the sweltering heat of Dar es Salaam's midday and the searing temperatures seemed to slow down most of Gor Mahia's players. When they finally improved play later in the second half of the match, it proved inadequate to force a third group win and the match ended in a 1-1 stalemate.
As the tournament rolls on, Gor Mahia will attract much more attention from opposing teams and coach Frank Nuttal must refresh his bag of tricks as each of the club's next matches is going to present its own unique challenges. But who said becoming champions is a walk in the park?
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