vi ABSTRACT The quest for the study was to examine factors influencing increasing number of street children in Molo town, Nakuru County. The study was guided by four objectives. These objectives are; to identify the influence of social factors on the growth of street children in molo town; to establish the economic factors leading to the growth of street children in molo town; to examine the political factors influencing growth of street children in molo town and to find out how cultural fact...