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Nepal Local Elections

The Pessimist in me felt like writing again.

I feel old writing about or commenting on political matters. I am not an expert and my thoughts might not be right in a broad perspective. But, it has been hard to keep this feeling with me and here I am tempted to write.

The newly implemented federal setup of Nepal creates decentralization. Decentralization is much awaited phenomenon for Nepal. But, will it really help to develop our country? Coming years will tell, but we should never back away from making a prediction.

Our new constitution allows the decentralization of the nation’s budget as well. It is a good thing, as a local level project will not have to wait for specific approval and budget allocation from several ministries like in the present scenario. But, there is also a negative side to it. The winners of the coming local election will have power on the state’s money and they can form a syndicate to use the state’s money for their personal interests. A good financial model or mechanism might bring a check on it, but it is still an important matter to think about.

Looking over the current matters like the impeachment of CJ Karki and obstruction in obtaining route permit for Sajha Yatayat to provide service in Bhaktapur, formation of such a syndicate is very likely. Since they are local people, they better understand the environment and society to prevent any check mechanism finding about fund embezzlement. However, with good intent of people in position, development can take a good pace. So, there is one focal point that can tell whether or not decentralization will be fruitful: the ‘intent’ of winners of local election.


It all comes down to who you vote for in the election. Look for the ‘intent’ of the candidate over other supplementary factors like age, experience, education and your relationship to them. ‘Good intent’ is a must.  Is that guy who you are voting for really interested in making your place better? Vote only if it is a yes. As simple as that.  
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