A Study Of Factors That Drive Children Out Of Their Homes To The Street With Special Reference To Kish Town.

ABSTRACT Many children have left their homes and are now living in the streets. At the beginning many people saw it not being their problem as long as it did not affect them directly. This is particularly so in Kisii town where the phenomena is not very old. But as the number swelled the problem has become a big issue for every caring citizen of this country and particularly to people in a town like Kisii. It has now come to the notice of everybody that the problem is very serous and unless addressed it will soon cause a big security risk for every one who is prone to these children. This is because the street children grow in an indiscipline environment ancl nobody prepares them to become good citizens of tomorrow by providing any type of education or guidance. It is therefore vital for everybody in the society to be initiate and use every available opportunity at his or her disposal to curb the problem from escalating further in the midst of the society. The researcher intends to establish, what the existing organizations for example churches, non-governmental organizations and the government are doing to arrest the (situation) problem. The researcher expects to highlight whatever information will be collected that might assist to solve the problem.