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Source: Self Figure 1: Principals’ attendance of seminars organized by guidance and counselling unit of MOEST The most unfortunate finding was that majority of principals, 68.75% had never attended any seminar organized by the Guidance and Counselling Unit of the Ministry of Education. It is unfortunate because, this unit in the ministry is responsible for organizing seminars, workshops and in-service courses for principals and counsellors to update them on the development in counselling in order to cope with changing times, yet little is seen or known of them. Majority of the respondents (68.8%) indicated that there was need for principals to be trained in guidance and counselling skills. They stressed that their training in these skills was absolutely necessary and long overdue. The few who had trained, indicated that they were trained by non- governmental organizations, for example, Uncle Tom- Choose Freedom Institution, ADRA-Kenya-UEAB, Amani Centre, Oasis Counselling Centre and Family Planning Association in Kenya. On their administrative experiences, data collected indicated that ten (10) principals who represented 13% of the total number of respondents had administrative experience of between two (2) to five (5 years) while seven (7) principals (09%) had administrative experience of between six (6) to ten (10) years. Twenty four (24) principals (30%) of the total population had administrative experience of between eleven (11) to fifteen (15) years as illustrated in Table 7 below: Table 8: Principals’ administrative experience N=80 Principals Experience in years Males F Females F % 2-5 10 - 12.5 6-10 15 3 22.5 11-15 20 2 27.5 16-20 26 - 32.5 21-25 2 - 2.5 26-30 2 - 2.5 Total 75 5 100.0 Source: Self Table 8 above therefore indicates that fifty (50) principals who represent 63% of the total population had administrative experience of between eleven (11) years to 30 years. It is further worth noting that fifteen (15) principals who constitute 23% had administrative experience of between six (6) to ten (10) years. Principals who headed secondary schools of Nyamira County at the time the study was being carried out had a rich administrative experience which could be used to ensure a successful provision of guidance and counselling services. It was established that those who had served for long as principles had a positive attitudes towards guidance and counselling in their schools. XI. R esults of T esting the H ypotheses To determine whether there was a significant difference between principals’ attitudes towards Figure 2. Principals' attendance of seminars organized by MOEST 31.25% 68.75% Attended Not attended Principals’ attendance of seminars organized by MOEST Principals’ Attitudes on Guidance and Counselling Services and Maintenance of Discipline in Secondary Schools of Nyamira County, Kenya 24 Global Journal of Management and Business Research Volume XXII Issue IV Version I Year 2022 ( ) A © 2022 Global Journals