What is the importance of Kiguunda’s sword in the play, I Will Marry When I Want?

In Act Three, Scene Two, Kiguunda’s reliance on his sword rather than the courts represents his lack of trust in the system and desire to fight his own battles. When Kioi threatens him with a lawsuit, he responds “Now I’ll prove to you that I am a human being! This sword is my law and my court. Poor people’s lawcourt” (101). Kiguunda’s invocation of his sword also illustrates the fact that the poor cannot rely on governmental institutions to protect them; he must defend himself on his own terms.