KCCA will head into the month-long break as Startimes Uganda Premier League log leaders after 1-0 win over struggling Buhimba helped open up a five-point advantage at the top.
Vipers can close that gap back to two points with victory away to Lugazi on Wednesday but that will be the least of KCCA’s worries after picking up a fifth straight win.
Three of those victories have been achieved without first choice centre forward Ivan Ahimbisibwe as the rest of the team have stepped up in his absence with the Cranes team at Afcon.
The latest match-winner was Rogers Mugisha on his first start since joining his coach Brian Ssenyondo from Kitara.
The forward finished calmly after chesting down a blocked shot before rolling the ball past Buhimba goalkeeper Jamil Kiyimba on 27 minutes.
It looked like it would open the floodgates against a Buhimba side that has conceded 27 goals the most in the top division thus far.
It also followed a couple of chances missed when Sammy Ssebaduka headed wide a Lazaro Bwambale cross and Kiyimba smothered a Derrick Nsibambi effort.
To their credit. Buhimba, who last week appointed Robert Mukasa as their new coach, stayed compact, limiting KCCA to few goal-scoring opportunities thereafter.
Saidi Mayaja hit the side netting from a tight angle while at the other Anwar Ntege forced KCCA goalkeeper Antony Emojong to keep out his header.
Substitute Alex Yiga then forced a fingertip save from Kiyimba late on as KCCA comfortably saw out the game to move to 26 points after 11 games while Buhimba are third from bottom with 10 points.
Earlier on Tuesday, Police condemned Bul to a fifth straight defeat with a 3-1 win at the Fufa technical Centre in Njeru.
Congolese striker Bedia Ikamba marked his return from injury by sweeping home a cross from Richard Matovu before Karim Ndugwa levelled for Bul with a tap in.
The striker was however guilty of missing a similar chance when he sent over a cross from Martin Aprem with the goal at his mercy.
Bul were then punished at the other end when Daniel Jakony headed in Saidi Kyeyune’s corner before Biran Obedi put the icing on the cake in added time after being set up by a deft touch from Ramsey Jemba.
Police temporarily rise to second with 21 points after 11 games while Bul are 12th on the 16-team log with just 10 points.
UPL Results
KCCA 1-0 Buhimba
Bul 1-3 Police
UPDF 0-0 Nec