Kabras Sugar made history to clinch a fifth straight Kenya Cup title as they launched a pulsating comeback to stun perennial rivals KCB Rugby 14-8 at the the ASK Showground in Kakamega on Saturday, May 9.
KCB looked the sharper outfit, especially in the first half where they went into the break leading 3-0, but it was Ntabeni Dukisa who became the game-changer, crushing their hopes of securing their first trophy since 2021 and stopping the unstoppable Sugar Millers.
Dukisa, who had not touched the ball for the competition the entire season, was named in the squad by Carlos Katwa – bringing back the veteran as the ace up their sleeve, despite having already hung up his boots.
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The South African-born playmaker managed to come on in the second half to bag nine crucial points, slotting three penalty goals.
The result means Kabras have now bagged five straight titles in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, with four of those championship seasons completed unbeaten.
They have stretched their undefeated streak to 54 matches and joined Impala (who achieved it from 1970–1974), while the record champions Nondies have won it five times in a row from 1978–1982.
Kabras Sugar stun KCB to complete historic five-peat in the Kenya Cup
Just like in the regular season KCB started brightly, and in the first ten minutes they managed to pin Kabras inside their 22, close to the whitewash.
Despite having two chances to slot three points between the posts, they instead went for scrums that came to nothing, as Kabras’ defense stood firm to repel the attacks.
Things went south for the Bankers when they were reduced to 14 men in the 14th minute after a foul infraction by Festus Shiasi. They played a man down for ten minutes, but it barely showed as they continued to dominate proceedings and held their lines well.
KCB finally earned another penalty in the 26th minute, and this time they decided to go for the kick at the sticks. Brian Wahinya, who had missed an earlier attempt, managed to slot it to give his side a three-point lead.
Kabras also wasted chances to go between the posts, going for lineouts instead that paid nothing, as KCB’s defense stayed stubborn to head into the break leading 3-0.
In the second half, Katwa brought Dukisa into the fray, and he made an immediate impact the fly half levelled things up first with a penalty straight through the uprights.
He later handed Kabras a 6–3 lead after they worked their way into a favorable position, where he coolly slotted the ball between the sticks.
It was Festus Shiasi who would make amends for his first-half mistake of getting sent off, managing to give KCB the first try of the day and the first of the match – when Samwel Asati offloaded to him from the ruck, taking an 8-6 lead.
But Dukisa was not done yet. He drilled another three points to hand his side a well-deserved one-point advantage, 9–8.
Then, in the final minutes with two remaining, Kabras powered over for a try through a maul as it was Hillary Odhiambo who touched down to give his side a 14-8 lead.
Dukisa converted, though the two points were ruled out, but the 14–8 cushion was enough for them to seize the title for the fifth consecutive year, denying their opponents a first crown in four seasons.