This study sought to determine how school-based factors influenced students discipline in public secondary schools in Seme Sub-county, Kisumu County. The study was guided by the following objectives: to examine the influence of peer pressure on students’ discipline, to establish the influence of principals’ democratic leadership style on students’ discipline, to determine the influence of school population on students’ discipline and to establish the influence of Teachers’ drunkenness behavior on students’ discipline. The study employed descriptive survey research design and targeted 281 teachers, 34 principals and1451 form four students. The sample size included 141 teachers,17 principals and 290 form four students. Two sets of instruments were used to collect data. These included the teachers’ and students’ questionnaire and the head teachers’ interview guide which were self-delivered by the researcher and filled. They were analyzed using descriptive statistics including frequencies and percentages which were presented in form of tables. The findings of the study revealed that Principals and teachers warns students against joining peer bad company as shown by (97.9%) of students and (94.8%) of teachers. Peers in the same groups go against the set school rules and regulation as marked by (68.8%) of students and (84.4%) of teachers’ responses. The study further established that defiance to authority is commonly associated with bad peer group among the students It was further established that principals democratic style minimized indiscipline cases in schools as shown by (79.9%) of students, (87.6%) of teachers’ and (70.6%) of principals’ responses. Highly congested class rooms contributed to disorder in classroom cases in school as shown by (67.5%) of students and (71.9%) of teachers’ responses. A large number of teachers 94 (69.6%) agreed that high students’ population in school overwhelmed them thus little attention was paid on discipline. Students school absenteeism (23.7%) and students’ defiance to authority (23.7%) were identified as the most common indiscipline cases in schools. drunkard teachers are always unprepared for lessons and teachers’ ill preparedness for lesson encouraged indiscipline in school as shown by (54.6%) of teachers’ responses it was affirmed that drunkard teachers cause indiscipline in schools by humiliating and intimidating the students as shown by (54.2%) of teachers, (82.3%) of students and principals’ responses. The principals, teachers, guidance and counseling department should conduct constantly guide students on importance of having a good peer company, principals should embrace democratic style of leadership in the management of schools, school management should build spacious classrooms and facilities to cater for high students’ population and the Teachers Service Commission should ensure teachers adhere to teachers ’code of conduct and other legal instruments guiding education. The researcher recommended a similar study in private schools and other areas to establish the cases in the regions.

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