That politicians can continually assemble youths on a working day to engage in demonstrations should get those in authorities worried.

The assembly of such youths represents a class of broken dreams; those whose once dazzling visions have been crumpled and thrown into waste bins, leaving them alive but not living.

Such people can follow anybody to anywhere and do anything they are asked to, for as long as they are made to believe that whatever they will be asked to do can bring their dreams back to life.

Their bargaining power is as low as that of the biblical Judas Iscariot, and will fall for anything less than 30 pieces of silver to sacrifice their patriotism for Kenya.

Even in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Brutus said that he still loved Caesar up to the point he was stabbing him dead.

Such is the sad tale of unemployed, idle, angry and hungry population. Unfortunately, such a population is growing each day.

According to World Bank's 2016 Kenya Country Economic Memorandum dubbed 'From Economic Growth to Jobs and Shared Prosperity,' Kenya's labour market entrants for the next 15 years have already been born and getting them employed will require much faster job creation.

Since their bargaining power is on the floor, one only needs to tell them who or what is responsible for their undesirable position in life and they will ignite at the slightest provocation.

They are on their feet and always ready to slay the dragon responsible for their misery as and when they are shown it.

That can be the only reason why teargas and live bullets cannot keep the youths from rioting. Traditionally, a disturbed and irate man used to be appeased with a beautiful woman. But that can no longer be a sufficient incentive.

These idle people want a saviour; someone who can lift their bargaining power. They want anyone or even anything that can pump some hope into their lives.

When I heard Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaiserry warn those who would take part in anti-IEBC demonstrations called by CORD leader Raila Odinga of dire consequences, I knew he had missed a point.

Some youths have been killed, injured or arrested in past demos but nothing seems to lessen their resolve to go to the streets. They want someone to give them hope for tomorrow. Teargassing them only agitates them more.

Someone has to stand and give that hope, and that has to be the Government. Sitting back only gives the youth room to fall into anyone else's hands and the consequences cannot be attractive.

As Government expands institutions of learning, so should it to agriculture and manufacturing sectors; that is where many jobs can be created. According to the latest 2016 Economic Survey, the economy created 841,600 jobs last year with 75 per cent being in informal sector.

Despite the informal sector being the dumping site for once splendid dreams, Government has done so little to address this sector that is becoming the modern day SMEs in Kenya.

While the country engages in heavy infrastructural projects, the biggest worry is that the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) may soar but wealth may continue concentrating in less than 80 per cent of the population.

A lot more needs to be done. An educated but idle mind is a country's downfall in waiting.