He was appointed by President Hage Geingob on 22 August 2022 and resumed his duty officially on 1 September 2022.
[2] Lieutenant General Shikongo's early career begin in 1984 with his deployment at the 2nd Mechanised Brigade, and he was subsequently appointed as AD Battery political commissar.
At independence in 1990, Shikongo was integrated into a newly formed Namibian Defence Force.
[3] He was later assigned to the Prime Minister's office as chief of security from 2000 to 2003, then transferred to a Very Important Person Protection Directorate.
[2] In 2004 Shikongo was transferred from the VIPP Directorate to serve at Wanahenda Police Station in the Crime Investigation unit, and in 2005 he was appointed as staff officer to deputy inspector general of operations.