What won't we see in my beloved Congo?...

I appologize here for those that do not speak french, but this is an article I read on Digitalcongo.net, about my country, Congo. As some may know, we are in a transition process, and the Senators have the task to draft a new Constitution for the Country. Well, in our long traditions of "self-lessness" (that we inherited from Mobutu and years of colonial divide and conquer policies), the Senators decided that they will not go ahead with their work, unless they are given an additional sum of money, as per-diem. This from people that are paid 100 times more than the salary of the average worker in Congo... For some reason I fail to see the logic in their arguments. Here is the article:

http://www.digitalcongo.net/fullstory.php?id=43125

Comments welcome!