Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the two simultaneous bomb attacks that were launched in Uganda’s capital Kampala on Tuesday morning.

Three people died from the two explosions and several others were injured.

Preliminary police report pointed a finger at Allied Democratic Forces (AFD). AFD is an armed group operating in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Ugandan authorities have attributed a recent string of attacks to the militant group which Washington has traced its links to the Islamic State.

The twin attacks on Tuesday were executed by suicide bombers in the guise of local boda-boda operators.

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According to Ugandan police spokesman Fred Enanga, a pair detonated a device close to the Parliament entrance and killed a passerby instantly while a third terrorist attacked a checkpoint near the Central Police Station, killing two people on the spot.

Police foiled the third attack after recovering an improvised explosive devise at the home of an alleged suicide bomber.

The Tuesday twin attacks in Uganda’s capital destroyed property worth millions that were nearby, including buildings and vehicles.

According to Red Cross Uganda, the deadly blasts wounded about 33 people, 21 of them being police officers.

The president of Uganda Yoweri Museveni urged the public to be vigilant.

"The public should maintain vigilance of checking people at entry points to bus parks, hotels, churches, mosques, markets," said Museveni.

He condemned the bombings and warned that the terrorists had exposed themselves vowed the attackers will perish.