Abstract: Safety of students in schools is a matter of concern globally. In Kenya, students have lost their lives in the past four years due to arson, accidents, and food poisoning in spite of existence of Safety Standards Manual for schools. In Kakamega County there have been 65 deaths, 205 cases of food poisoning, 112 gang rape, 103 floods, 107 landslides, 50 fires, 102 lightening, 15 cyclones and 10 accidents in school buses for the years 2012 - 2016. This study therefore was to establish the contribution of principals to school disaster management preparedness on school grounds in public secondary schools in Kakamega County. The objective of this study was to establish the contribution of principals to disaster management preparedness on school grounds in public secondary schools in Kakamega County.