Nepal, March 29 -- The road near my friend's house has been dug up and left as it is for the last few months. Every time I ride my bike through that road, all I can think of is what a nightmare it is going to be during the monsoons and if anything at all is being done about it. I'm not alone in wondering if anything is actually being done for the capital at large in terms of managing roads and general maintenance of public property and spaces.

We have all given up hope on the mayor being able to do anything other than warm his seat and for all those who voted for him I hope you're enjoying your daily dose of 'capital punishment' because the rest of us certainly are not. The ineptitude and dearth of any kind of leadership at the KMC is cr...