•As they take to the pitch in a fierce battle with Ulinzi Stars at Thika Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, it will not be lost on the record Kenyan champions that the soldiers once denied them their 20th title.
•Elsewhere, champions Tusker have a tough battle against Kenya Police at Moi Stadium, Kasarani.
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Record Kenyan champions, Gor Mahia, will leave nothing to chance when they take on rivals Ulinzi in a tricky Kenyan Premier League duel set for Thika Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.
K'Ogalo have already made their agenda crystal clear early in the season after collecting maximum points from all their four fixtures.
Each step they have made so far lends credence to the fact that the 19-time Kenyan champions already have this season's title resolutely embedded at the back of their mind.
But what could be even more inspiring is their desire to replicate the 2015 windfall that saw them cruise to the winners' podium on the back of a 30-match unbeaten run.
It was September 16, 2015, when Gor scribed an entire chapter in the annals of history after becoming the only Kenyan club to clinch the top-flight title without losing a match.
It was the second time they were achieving such a feat, having basked in a similar unprecedented glory in 1976.
Egyptian Premier League giants Al Ahly are the only other African side to have scaled such heights when they emerged champions both in 2004 and 2005 without a single loss on the way to their 30th and 31st league titles.
This year, K'Ogalo's dream of replicating the 2015 landmark victory cannot be dismissed as a far-fetched illusion.
Their camp was in tatters in the preceding season where they wrapped up in an unfamiliar eighth spot with 45 points, 20 adrift champions Tusker.
In a frantic bid to turn their fortunes around and appease their disgruntled fans who have, apparently, run out of patience, K'Ogalo rung some key changes in the technical bench following the torrid season.
The club turned to none other than former Southampton player Mark Harrison for help and the decision to hire the Briton seemed to have been the best so far. The new gaffer has swept through all his fixtures with untainted wins.
As they take to the pitch in a fierce battle with Ulinzi Stars at Thika Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, it will not be lost on the record Kenyan champions that the soldiers once denied them their 20th title.
And despite Gor's impressive run that places them third on the log, Harrison has chided his charges over their inability to endure to the final whistle.
"We play well in the first half only to lose the vigour in the second half. We shouldn't allow our opponents to dictate the pace of the match at any point in the game," pointed out Harrison dejectedly.
Elsewhere, champions Tusker have a tough battle against Kenya Police at Moi Stadium, Kasarani.
The top-flight newbies have been bolstered by the inclusion of former Harambee Stars head coach Jacob "Ghost" Mulee in the coaching unit as well as Tuesday's arrival of Kenyan international Duke Abuya from the Zambia Super League side, Nkana.
That, however, hasn't left Tusker head coach Robert Matano quacking in the boots.
"We are going to take game by game. We started badly but we seem to be catching up so well. We only need better organisation, build-up, communication, defending, urgency and composure," said Matano.
"The plan is to always contain our opponents in the midfield. If you don't win the morale goes down and if you win it motivates you to work even harder. We can't continue losing so we have to bounce back and continue winning," said Matano.