A form two student aged 19-year-old was arrested on Thursday morning for reportedly raping a 14 year old girl in Mikuyuni area Kikuumini sublocation, Masinga sub-county.
According to Kangonde location chief Sebastian Mang'ee, the man reportedly raped the girl who is a class six pupil while they were herding livestock and then fled.
Chief Mang'ee said that the victim who is an orphan was inspected by a doctor which proved that she had been raped.
He said that together with Kikuumini sub-location, Mwasya Ngovi and community policing officers raided the suspects house and arrested him.
"Today morning with the help of my assistant and community policing officers, we were able to nab the suspect in his home," said Mang'ee.
The suspect is held at Kikuumini police station as the police are conducting investigations as the suspect awaits to appear in court.