The source has been cited dozens of times; always the same sentence and never with any additional details:
K. Namuddu (quoted. in Bagele Chilisa 2012: 28; also quoted in Arturo Escobar's Encountering Development): ‘our own history, culture and practices, good or bad, are rediscovered and translated into the journals of the North and come back to us re-conceptualised, couched in languages and paradigms which make it all sound new and novel’.
Namuddu, K. (1989) “Problems of Communication between Northern and Southern Researchers in the Context of Africa.” Paper presented at the Seventh World Congress of Comparative Education, Montreal, June 26-30.
Any information would be incredibly helpful!