NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s president on Wednesday broke his silence over recent anti-government protests that left dozens dead, saying he would not allow “anarchy” in the country disguised as peaceful demonstrations. President William Ruto said “enough is enough” and urged police to “shoot in the leg” those involved in looting and burning businesses.

The protests mark the 35th anniversary of the 1990 Saba Saba uprising, when sections of the bourgeois opposition led demonstrations demanding multiparty elections and an end to the Western-backed rule of then-president Daniel arap Moi,