{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Trusted News Uganda","provider_url":"https:\/\/trustednewsug.com","author_name":"Admin","author_url":"https:\/\/trustednewsug.com\/index.php\/author\/kabuye\/","title":"120 Traditional Secondary Schools to be Renovated - Trusted News Uganda","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"KtrRmGycKb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trustednewsug.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/27\/120-traditional-secondary-schools-to-be-renovated\/\">120 Traditional Secondary Schools to be Renovated<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/trustednewsug.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/27\/120-traditional-secondary-schools-to-be-renovated\/embed\/#?secret=KtrRmGycKb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;120 Traditional Secondary Schools to be Renovated&#8221; &#8212; Trusted News Uganda\" data-secret=\"KtrRmGycKb\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/trustednewsug.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/trustednewsug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-26-at-3.30.35-PM.jpeg","thumbnail_width":1600,"thumbnail_height":1000,"description":"Government plans to rehabilitate 120 traditional secondary schools in a bid to upgrade their infrastructure and make them competitive with the newly built seed schools. The State Minister for Education and Sports, Hon. Peter Ogwang, revealed this during the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 26 August 2026 while responding to a concern raised by Hon. Peter Obong Acuda. According to Obong, traditional secondary schools are deteriorating and losing students to seed secondary schools because their structures are outdated and not up to standard.\u201cWith the Competency-Based Curriculum [CBC] that requires fully equipped laboratories and functional structures like libraries, government should first do research before constructing new schools\u201d he said adding that, \u2019schools like Akokoro SS are disadvantaged because of the old structures and attract few students yet the seed secondary schools are overwhelmed\u2019. Ogwang acknowledged the problem and said government has a programme to renovate traditional schools with 120 schools constructed between the 1960s and 1980s earmarked for rehabilitation.\u201cWe will undertake renovations of Comboni College, Lango College, St. Catherine Girls School, Dr. Obote College, Adwari SS and Aloi SS,\u201d Ogwang said. He added that government will work with development partners to rehabilitate more schools beyond the initial 120. Kalungu West MP, &nbsp;Hon. Gonzaga Ssewungu &nbsp;asked government to take the primary schools into consideration.\u201cWhen you talk about rehabilitation of secondary schools, key attention should be given to Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools since many of them are condemned,\u201d Ssewungu said. He noted that while most secondary schools charge fees, UPE schools survive on only capitation grants yet many lack basic facilities.&nbsp;\u201cI implore the minister to give key attention to primary schools. Most don\u2019t even have toilets,\u201d he added. Ogwang responded that resources are channeled through local governments and urged MPs to take an active role as ex-officials in their district councils."}