Debate is rife whether what Governor Sonko did, revealing details about late Ken Okoth’s alleged baby mama

A camaraderie etiquette guiding male friendship in today’s world has been styled the Bro Code. Although the concept is older, the term was popularised in the 2000s by Barney Stinson, a character from the television show How I Met Your Mother. Some call it ‘bromance’ or ‘brohood’, but in general, the Bro Code is about men having other Y-chromosomed brethren’s backs. It is this brohood that explains how bros get away with trading insults as a form of greeting, get along despite all the dangerous and embarrassing pranks they pull on each other, and how they still share a beer and laugh immediately after a fistfight. Bros do a lot of things for and with their bros: good, bad, funny, or stupid, but there is a set of rules that dictates where to draw the line, in day-to-day interactions and, especially, in matters relationships. Four important rules There are four things a guy must at all times respect about his bro – his house, his parents, his partner and last but not least, his car. These are off limits for mockery or disrespect between guys. Breaking this is equal to mocking or disrespecting them. After all, a man’s home is his castle. Let’s not even go to the parents. That is a gross violation of the Bro Code, and a legitimate excuse for retribution. As for his ride, cars are not to be made fun of. Mocking a guy’s car is worse than standing too close at the urinal, which is another rule in the Code. Ex-wives and baby mamas are forever off limits Who says guys can’t master history? They know enough about history to stay away from it. History can get sticky and emotional, and guys know better than to get involved in all that stuff. They’ll forever stay away from a friend’s ex-wife or baby mama. If it’s dating, they’ll only date a friend’s ex-girlfriend if she makes the first move and their bro says it’s cool. Otherwise...nah, just not worth the drama. The Bro Code does not exist The Bro Code does not exist; if any girl asks, they will deny, deny, deny. Have you seen Men In Black? Right. There are some things ladies are not meant to see or know about. That’s why the Men In Black have a Neuralyzer. They can deny the existence of aliens on earth. The Bro Code does not exist. We are still working on the Neuralyzer thingy. In the meantime, please stop reading. Now! This article does not exist. Guys do not discuss what other guys did at a party Once again, we have a rule of mutual self-preservation. You should assume that whatever happened at that party, no animals were harmed, no villages were burned to the ground, and your man won’t reveal any of the details. Not even if bribed with carnal sweets. He might reveal what he, himself, did at the party, but he will never reveal the nitty gritty details of the party, especially a bachelor party. A guy knows nothing. Always When a bro’s partner asks questions, a guy knows nothing. Always. This might be why so many women think guys know so little. In Broland, it is important to know nothing, otherwise two guys’ stories might conflict, then they will both look silly. More importantly, someone might end up in the doghouse, and that is a dark and scary place. Sketchy stories are discussed amongst each other before When two guys’ partners are friends with each other, all sketchy stories are discussed amongst the bros before reporting back to their respective women. This is a natural corollary to the majority of these rules. It is important for each guy to get his story straight, so that he can report what really happened, rather than what he remembered happened. No guy wants to tell his girl the wrong truth. Every guy has one specific friend he dubs his wingman That goes a long way to explaining why some guys get more dates than others. This one guy is the most trusted of all the friends; he knows the rules and how to play the part. This coveted role is to be taken seriously and bro knows it. The point is to help your friend out while not interfering at all. Guys may fight about sports and food, not over girls Sorry, ladies. If you were hoping they were arguing about you, they are not. They are arguing over whether Arsenal or Man U is better. This makes no sense, of course, because all girls are better than all sports teams. However, guys need to get out their aggression, and a real guy doesn’t get out his aggression on a girl! He gets it out on the field. And if he is not on the field, he’ll just have to argue about what’s on the field. Sports makes the perfect argument because guys can get all worked up, knowing full well at the end of the day it doesn’t mean a thing. No hard feelings. It was a great argument. -Thetalko, LovePanky

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