Lukato was born at Anda village in Linyanti Constituency of Zambezi Region. He was baptized on 22 June 1972 and is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. At the age of 19, Lukato served in the South African police force during the apartheid era in Namibia. At independence, Lukato was absorbed into a Namibian police force and resigned in 2002 after 12 years of service.[1] He is currently serving as headman of Queensland village in Linyanti as well as a member of the sub-kuta that governs the Makanga area in the Zambezi Region.[2] After the 2024 Namibian General Election, his party secured a seat in the parliament of Namibia, thus he is poised to become a legislator in the national assembly.[4][5][6]
Lukato is a father of 12 children and has been married to Edith Lukato for over 35 years.[1][2]