THE Government has urged traditional rulers that did not receive vehicles to be patient because more vehicles will be bought to cater for them.

Community Development and Social Services Deputy Minister Friday Malwa, said buying of chiefs' vehicles was an ongoing programme until all of them were mobile.

Mr Malwa was speaking at Senior Chief Mburuma's palace in Luangwa District yesterday when he officiated at this year's Mbambara traditional ceremony of the Nsenga-luzi people.

He said the Government had the welfare of the traditional rulers at heart, hence the decision to buy them vehicles to enhance their movement in the supervision and monitoring of development programmes in their chiefdoms.

Mr Malwa also said the Government would continue to support traditional ceremonies as they provided an ideal platform to discuss developmental issues aimed at uplifting people's living standards.

He said the people of Luangwa were talented in making artifacts such as baskets, reed mats and other crafts which they should display at ceremonies such as the Mbambara for sale to tourists and other visitors.

On agriculture, Mr Malwa said the Government had already sent 740 x 50 kilogramme bags of top dressing and an equal number of basal fertiliser to Luangwa in readiness for the forthcoming farming season.

He urged the farmers in the area to approach farmers' committees to access the inputs.

In the education sector, Mr Malwa said the Government would soon start construction of 16 classroom blocks at various schools in the district to widen children's access to education.

Earlier, Lusaka Province Permanent Secretary, Stephen Bwalya said the provincial administration was happy with the election of Senior Chieftainess Nkomeshya Mukambo II, Senior Chief Mburuma and Chieftainess Shikabeta as representatives of the province in the House of Chiefs.