Listen to Gen Z: Time to Fix Nepal’s Broken System

Nepali youths are angry, and their frustration is exploding online through the viral hashtag #NepoKid. On social media platforms, especially among Gen Z, videos and photos of politicians’ children flaunting luxury cars, branded clothes, expensive watches, and foreign trips have gone viral. The message is blunt: while ordinary Nepalis struggle with unemployment, soaring prices, and poor public services, the children of politicians live in comfort funded by their parents’ ill-gotten wealth and power. This anger has now spilled into the streets. Gen Z youths have announced a protest tomorrow at Maitighar, with slogans such as “Our Taxes, Their Luxury” and “We Pay, You Flex” gaining traction online. People are asking the same question: where is this money coming from? Many believe the answer lies in decades of corruption, misuse of state funds, and bribes pocketed by those in power. Social media users are not only exposing these leaders but also calling on young voters to be smarter during elections: “Don’t reward the same corrupt faces again and again.”